# State v. Haryana Police Head Constable

HTML version: [https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-07-011](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-07-011)
Record JSON: [https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/data/case/t2-07-011.json](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/data/case/t2-07-011.json)

Trial-court conviction (Court of Special Judge / Additional Sessions Judge, Jhajjar, Haryana; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 12 January 2000. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

Special Judge / Additional Sessions Judge, Jhajjar, by judgment dated 12 January 2000 and sentence order dated 14 January 2000 convicted Head Constable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding and accepting a Rs 1,000 bribe on 19 July 1994 to hush up a case against the complainant's brother, in a trap laid with phenolphthalein-marked notes and the SDM as shadow witness. The High Court (Justice L.N. Mittal, 30 August 2011) upheld the conviction, holding the trap and demand proved, but reduced rigorous imprisonment from two years to one. For T2-21: conviction details are recited in the appellate judgment, which was the source actually opened.

## Report card

By judgment dated 12 January 2000, the Court of Special Judge / Additional Sessions Judge, Jhajjar, Haryana convicted the Head Constable, Haryana Police — police post Linepar, Police Station City Bahadurgarh.

- Register number: HR 13 CW 0002
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 114-SB of 2000; reported in the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Court and date: The Court of Special Judge / Additional Sessions Judge, Jhajjar, Haryana, 12 January 2000
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Haryana Police — police post Linepar, Police Station City Bahadurgarh
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Accused \[name withheld\], Head Constable, having been convicted under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2 years rigorous imprisonment plus Rs 1,000 fine (3 months further RI in default); on appeal (P&H High Court, 30 August 2011) conviction maintained but RI reduced to 1 year given 17-year pendency and appellant's age (73)
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/149925161/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/149925161/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-07-011)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Jhajjar, Haryana
- Officers: Head Constable, Haryana Police — police post Linepar, Police Station City Bahadurgarh
- Sentence: 2 years rigorous imprisonment plus Rs 1,000 fine (3 months further RI in default); on appeal (P&H High Court, 30 August 2011) conviction maintained but RI reduced to 1 year given 17-year pendency and appellant's age (73)
- Verification: V1 · Trial court