CBI v. UP Police Constable (then Constable)
The Special Judge, Lucknow convicted UP Police Constable and DSP for the rape and murder of a victim inside Nighasan police station premises, sentencing them to life and 5 years' RI respectively. The CBI took over FIR 706/2011 on the UP Government's request and chargesheeted four policemen in March 2013; two constables were acquitted. Victim identity is a Lakhimpur Kheri woman as a sexual-assault victim. Incident in 2011 per FIR year.
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 28 February 2020, the Special Judge, Lucknow convicted 2 police personnel, namely: Constable (then Constable), PS Nighasan, Lakhimpur Kheri, UP Police; DSP (then DSP), Uttar Pradesh Police.
- Register number
- UP 31 CW 0002
- Case reference
- FIR 706/2011, PS Nighasan
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Lucknow, 28 February 2020
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Constable (then Constable), PS Nighasan, Lakhimpur Kheri, UP Police; DSP (then DSP), Uttar Pradesh Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The Special Judge, Lucknow has sentenced two then officials of Uttar Pradesh Police namely Shri [name a Lakhimpur Kheri woman], then Constable to undergo Life Imprisonment with fine of Rs. One lakh and Shri [name a Lakhimpur Kheri woman], then …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: [name a Lakhimpur Kheri woman]: life imprisonment + fine Rs 1,00,000; [name a Lakhimpur Kheri woman]: 5 years' RI + fine Rs 50,000
- Present status of the proceedings
- No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Special Judge, Lucknow convicted the accused police personnel on 28 February 2020. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: [name a Lakhimpur Kheri woman]: life imprisonment + fine Rs 1,00,000; [name a Lakhimpur Kheri woman]: 5 years' RI + fine Rs 50,000
Sections: IPC 302; IPC 201
Appeal status
No appeal known.