# State (SIT) v. Mumbai Police Inspector and others

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Trial-court conviction (Sessions Court, Mumbai (Sessions Judge V.D. Jadhwar); Sessions Court). Convicted 5 July 2013. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Mumbai Sessions Court on 5 July 2013 delivered the first-ever conviction of policemen in a fake encounter, holding 21 accused including 13 Mumbai policemen guilty for abducting Vashi resident \[name withheld\] and killing him in a staged shooting at Versova on 11 November 2006; three officers were convicted of murder and 18 accused of abetting, all sentenced to life on 12 July 2013. On 19 March 2024 the Bombay High Court (Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse) upheld life terms for 12 policemen and one civilian, acquitted six civilians, and reversed the trial acquittal of encounter specialist \[name withheld\], sentencing him to life, calling the trial acquittal perverse. (A 13th convicted policeman died post-conviction and proceedings abated; His SLP was admitted by the Supreme Court with interim no-surrender relief.)

## Report card

By judgment dated 5 July 2013, the Sessions Court, Mumbai (Sessions Judge V.D. Jadhwar) convicted 12 police personnel, namely: Inspector, Mumbai Police; Inspector, Mumbai Police; Constable, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police.

- Register number: MH 01 CW 0013
- Case reference: State (SIT) v. Mumbai Police Inspector and others
- Court and date: The Sessions Court, Mumbai (Sessions Judge V.D. Jadhwar), 5 July 2013
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector, Mumbai Police; Inspector, Mumbai Police; Constable, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Abetment/conspiracy charges (remaining convicts; exact sections not stated in accessed reports)
- Facts in brief: The Mumbai Sessions Court on 5 July 2013 delivered the first-ever conviction of policemen in a fake encounter, holding 21 accused including 13 Mumbai policemen guilty for abducting Vashi resident \[name withheld\] and killing him in a staged shooting at Versova on 11 November 2006; three officers were convicted of murder and 18 accused of abetting, all sentenced to life on 12 July 2013. On 19 March 2024 the Bombay High Court (Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse) upheld life terms for 12 policemen and one civilian, acquitted six civilians, and reversed the trial acquittal of encounter specialist \[name withheld\], sentencing him to life, calling the trial acquittal perverse. (A 13th convicted policeman died post-conviction and proceedings abated; His SLP was admitted by the Supreme Court with interim no-surrender relief.)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Life imprisonment to all 21 convicts (awarded 12 July 2013), including 13 policemen; prime accused Sr Inspector acquitted by trial court
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/lakhan-bhaiya-judgement-march-19-529456.pdf); [Appellate judgment](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/bombay-high-court/bombay-high-court-mumbai-police-encounter-specialist-pradeep-sharma-acquittal-fake-encounter-case-lakhan-bhaiya-252769); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-16-004)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: fake encounter extrajudicial killing
- Location: Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra
- Officers: Inspector, Mumbai Police; Inspector, Mumbai Police; Constable, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police; rank not stated in report, Mumbai Police
- Sentence: Life imprisonment to all 21 convicts (awarded 12 July 2013), including 13 policemen; prime accused Sr Inspector acquitted by trial court
- Verification: V2 · Trial court