# CBI v. Punjab Police Head Constable

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Trial-court conviction (CBI Court, Mohali, Punjab; CBI Court). Convicted 4 July 2026. Appeal status: No appeal known.

## Summary

The CBI Court, Mohali convicted and sentenced Punjab Police Head Constable to 5 years' RI with Rs 10,000 fine for the 1991 abduction of \[name withheld\], who was picked up on 7.8.1991, held at PS Chabal for about ten days and then disappeared after police denied his custody. The court matched the sentence earlier given to his three co-accused. \[name withheld\] had absconded during trial, was declared a proclaimed offender in 2010, and was arrested in November 2025 before being tried separately.

## Report card

By judgment dated 4 July 2026, the CBI Court, Mohali, Punjab convicted the Head Constable, Punjab Police, PS Chabal, Tarn Taran.

- Register number: PB 46 CW 0011
- Case reference: CBI case registered 20.03.2006 pursuant to Punjab and Haryana HC Crl WP No. 1748/1996
- Court and date: The CBI Court, Mohali, Punjab, 4 July 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Punjab Police, PS Chabal, Tarn Taran
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The CBI Court, Mohali, Punjab, today i.e. 04.07.2026, has convicted and sentenced the accused Head-Constable of Punjab Police, \[name withheld\], to Rigorous Imprisonment for 5 Years with a fine of Rs. 10,000 in an abduction case.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 5 years + fine Rs 10,000
- Present status of the proceedings: No appeal is known from the cited sources.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://cbi.gov.in/press-detail/Nzg0Mw==); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-13-001)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: enforced disappearance
- Location: Tarn Taran, Punjab
- Officers: Head Constable, Punjab Police, PS Chabal, Tarn Taran
- Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 5 years + fine Rs 10,000
- Verification: V2 · Trial court