# State v. Delhi Police Sub-Inspector

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Trial-court conviction (Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma, Delhi; Sessions Court). Convicted 27 January 2001. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

ASJ Karkardooma on 27 January 2001 convicted eight Delhi Police Special Staff (NE) men for raiding a North East Delhi man's Dilshad Garden house on the night of 30/31 July 1995, abducting him to the Special Staff office for interrogation, and torturing him in custody till 31 July evening; he died of the injuries on 8 August 1995. Each got life plus two 5-year terms. On 14 December 2017 the Delhi High Court (Justices S. Muralidhar and I.S. Mehta, Crl.A.74/2001 & connected) converted the six surviving appellants' murder convictions to section 304-II (fatal injury not attributable to any one accused) with 8 years RI each, declining to interfere otherwise and cancelling bail for surrender. (A-1 SI and \[name withheld\] died; appeals abated/expired.)

## Report card

By judgment dated 27 January 2001, the Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma, Delhi convicted 8 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Delhi Police (rank not stated in judgment), Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Sub-Inspector, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Head Constable, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Delhi Police (rank not stated in judgment), Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Delhi Police (rank not stated in judgment), Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Constable, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Head Constable, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 05 CW 0001
- Case reference: Sessions Case No. 50 of 2000 (FIR 231/1995, PS Welcome)
- Court and date: The Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma, Delhi, 27 January 2001
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Delhi Police (rank not stated in judgment), Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Sub-Inspector, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Head Constable, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Delhi Police (rank not stated in judgment), Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Delhi Police (rank not stated in judgment), Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Constable, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Head Constable, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 452 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 365 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Facts in brief: ASJ Karkardooma on 27 January 2001 convicted eight Delhi Police Special Staff (NE) men for raiding a North East Delhi man's Dilshad Garden house on the night of 30/31 July 1995, abducting him to the Special Staff office for interrogation, and torturing him in custody till 31 July evening; he died of the injuries on 8 August 1995. Each got life plus two 5-year terms. On 14 December 2017 the Delhi High Court (Justices S. Muralidhar and I.S. Mehta, Crl.A.74/2001 & connected) converted the six surviving appellants' murder convictions to section 304-II (fatal injury not attributable to any one accused) with 8 years RI each, declining to interfere otherwise and cancelling bail for surrender. (A-1 SI and \[name withheld\] died; appeals abated/expired.)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial court (order 30 Jan 2001): life RI each (302/34) + 5 yr RI (452/34) + 5 yr RI (365/34) + fines; \[name withheld\] acquitted separately (18 Oct 2000)
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.daaman.org/_files/ugd/180b2a_fe074936310b48a3b2b5f1836125bdd2.pdf); [Appellate judgment](https://www.livelaw.in/delhi-hc-uphold-conviction-six-policemen-custodial-death-case-says-not-much-changed-since-d-k-basu-judgment); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-16-011)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: custodial death
- Location: North East Delhi, Delhi
- Officers: Sub-Inspector, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Delhi Police (rank not stated in judgment), Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Sub-Inspector, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Head Constable, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Delhi Police (rank not stated in judgment), Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Delhi Police (rank not stated in judgment), Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Constable, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police; Head Constable, Special Staff (North-East), Delhi Police
- Sentence: Trial court (order 30 Jan 2001): life RI each (302/34) + 5 yr RI (452/34) + 5 yr RI (365/34) + fines; \[name withheld\] acquitted separately (18 Oct 2000)
- Verification: V1 · Trial court