CBI v. Karnataka Police Police Inspector (then SHO)
The Special MP/MLA Court, Bengaluru convicted Police Inspector, then SHO of Dharwad Sub-Urban station, for conspiring with the murder masterminds to destroy evidence and frame others for the 15.06.2016 murder of Zilla Panchayat member a Dharwad man, sentencing him to 7 years' RI. The court held the Dharwad police's original chargesheet against six persons was part of the cover-up exposed by the CBI's further investigation. Sixteen other accused including the MLA-mastermind received double life terms; Rs 16 lakh of the fines goes to the victim's children.
This page documents a trial-court conviction from the cited sources below. It is not a High Court or Supreme Court finding; the conviction may have been appealed. Findings are attributed to the convicting court; this record does not add findings of its own.
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By judgment dated 15 April 2026, the LXXXI Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge (Special Court for MP/MLA cases), Bengaluru convicted the Police Inspector (then SHO), Dharwad Sub-Urban Police Station, Karnataka Police.
- Register number
- KA 25 CW 0003
- Case reference
- Spl CC 565/21 (RC 17(S)/19-CBI/BLR)
- Court and date
- The LXXXI Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge (Special Court for MP/MLA cases), Bengaluru, 15 April 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Police Inspector (then SHO), Dharwad Sub-Urban Police Station, Karnataka Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 201 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 218 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Finally, accused Police Inspector [name withheld] has been sentenced for 7 years RI and been imposed a fine of Rs. 80,000/- under 120-B IPC and 201, 218 r/w 120-B IPC.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 7 years + fine Rs 80,000 (convicted 15.04.2026; sentenced 17.04.2026)
- Present status of the proceedings
- An appeal is pending; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
LXXXI Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge (Special Court for MP/MLA cases), Bengaluru convicted the accused police personnel on 15 April 2026. An appeal is pending; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 7 years + fine Rs 80,000 (convicted 15.04.2026; sentenced 17.04.2026)
Sections: IPC 120-B; IPC 201 r/w 120-B; IPC 218 r/w 120-B
Appeal status
Appeal pending. Appeal text