# CBI v. Punjab Police IGP (then IGP, IPS)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge for CBI Cases, Punjab, Mohali; CBI Court). Convicted 20 December 2024. Appeal status: No appeal known.

## Summary

The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mohali sentenced Punjab IPS officer (then IGP) and five others to 8 months' imprisonment for forcibly taking arrestee a Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar resident out of PS Phase-I Mohali's lawful custody late on 26.08.2014 and detaining and threatening him at a hospital to pressure withdrawal of complaints against \[name withheld\]. The CBI took over the FIR on High Court orders and chargesheeted six accused in December 2020. Only Cheema is police personnel; co-convicts are an IDES officer and four private persons.

## Report card

By judgment dated 20 December 2024, the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Punjab, Mohali convicted the IGP (then IGP, IPS), Punjab Police.

- Register number: PB 65 CW 0003
- Case reference: FIR PS Phase-I Mohali transferred to CBI per Punjab and Haryana HC order 04.03.2020; reported in the judgment of the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mohali
- Court and date: The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Punjab, Mohali, 20 December 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time: IGP (then IGP, IPS), Punjab Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The Special Judge for CBI cases, Punjab, Mohali, today i.e. 20.12.2024 sentenced six accused including Shri \[name withheld\], IPS, then IGP of Punjab Police to 08 months Imprisonment with total fine of Rs. 39,000/-.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Imprisonment 8 months + total fine Rs 39,000 (all six accused)
- 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/NjcxOA==); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-13-012)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: illegal detention false imprisonment
- Location: Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab
- Officers: IGP (then IGP, IPS), Punjab Police
- Sentence: Imprisonment 8 months + total fine Rs 39,000 (all six accused)
- Verification: V1 · Trial court