# CBI v. Haryana Police Inspector General of Police at time of offence (former Director General of Police, Haryana, at verdict) and others

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Trial-court conviction (Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandigarh; CBI Court). Convicted 21 December 2009. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandigarh, convicted former Haryana DGP on 21 December 2009 under section 354 IPC for molesting a teenage tennis player in the HLTA office in 1990, after a CBI prosecution following the family's 19-year fight. The trial court gave six months, enhanced to 18 months rigorous imprisonment on revision in May 2010. The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld the conviction, and on 23 September 2016 the Supreme Court (Justices Gowda and Agrawal) upheld the finding of guilt while reducing the sentence to the five months already served as a special case given his very advanced age.

## Report card

By judgment dated 21 December 2009, the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandigarh convicted the Inspector General of Police at time of offence (former Director General of Police, Haryana, at verdict), Haryana Police (also headed Haryana Lawn Tennis Association).

- Register number: HR 03 CW 0002
- Case reference: Challan No. 3/17-11-2000 (CJM, Chandigarh)
- Court and date: The Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandigarh, 21 December 2009
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector General of Police at time of offence (former Director General of Police, Haryana, at verdict), Haryana Police (also headed Haryana Lawn Tennis Association)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Facts in brief: The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandigarh, convicted former Haryana DGP on 21 December 2009 under section 354 IPC for molesting a teenage tennis player in the HLTA office in 1990, after a CBI prosecution following the family's 19-year fight. The trial court gave six months, enhanced to 18 months rigorous imprisonment on revision in May 2010. The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld the conviction, and on 23 September 2016 the Supreme Court (Justices Gowda and Agrawal) upheld the finding of guilt while reducing the sentence to the five months already served as a special case given his very advanced age.
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 6 months RI + Rs 1,000 fine (21 December 2009); enhanced to 18 months RI on revision (Sessions court, 25 May 2010); Supreme Court upheld guilt but reduced sentence to period already undergone (5 months) considering advanced age (23 September 2016)
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/30822518/); [Appellate judgment](https://www.livelaw.in/amp/ruchika-molestation-case-sc-upholds-rathods-conviction-reduces-jail-term); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-07-009)

## At a glance

- Category: Other misconduct
- Sub-category: other
- Location: Panchkula, Haryana
- Officers: Inspector General of Police at time of offence (former Director General of Police, Haryana, at verdict), Haryana Police (also headed Haryana Lawn Tennis Association)
- Sentence: 6 months RI + Rs 1,000 fine (21 December 2009); enhanced to 18 months RI on revision (Sessions court, 25 May 2010); Supreme Court upheld guilt but reduced sentence to period already undergone (5 months) considering advanced age (23 September 2016)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court