# CBI v. Pilibhit Police various ranks, UP Provincial Armed Constabulary

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge CBI / Additional District Judge, Lucknow (Special Judge Lallu Singh); CBI Court). Convicted 1 April 2016. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Lucknow Special CBI Court held 47 UP policemen guilty of abducting ten Sikh pilgrims from a bus on 12 July 1991, dividing them into groups and shooting them dead in cold blood in staged encounters to earn gallantry rewards, then fabricating records; all were sentenced to life on 4 April 2016 after a Supreme Court-ordered CBI probe. The Allahabad High Court in December 2022 sustained guilt but converted the conviction to IPC s.304 Part I with seven years for 43 appellants.

## Report card

By judgment dated 1 April 2016, the Special Judge CBI / Additional District Judge, Lucknow (Special Judge Lallu Singh) convicted the various ranks, UP Provincial Armed Constabulary, UP Provincial Armed Constabulary.

- Register number: UP 26 CW 0001
- Case reference: CBI v. Pilibhit Police various ranks, UP Provincial Armed Constabulary
- Court and date: The Special Judge CBI / Additional District Judge, Lucknow (Special Judge Lallu Singh), 1 April 2016
- Officer(s) at the material time: various ranks, UP Provincial Armed Constabulary, UP Provincial Armed Constabulary
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 365 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 117 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “fake encounter”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Life imprisonment to 47 policemen (trial court); Allahabad HC (Lucknow bench, 16 Dec 2022) modified to 7 years RI + fine under IPC s.304 Part I for 43 appellants
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/devendra-pandey-and-others-vs-state-of-up-thru-cbi-along-with-connected-matters-allahabad-high-court-449401.pdf); [Appellate judgment](https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/allahabad-high-court-pilibhit-fake-encounter1991-police-cant-kill-accused-dreaded-criminal-216843); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-17-009)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: fake encounter extrajudicial killing
- Location: Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
- Officers: various ranks, UP Provincial Armed Constabulary, UP Provincial Armed Constabulary
- Sentence: Life imprisonment to 47 policemen (trial court); Allahabad HC (Lucknow bench, 16 Dec 2022) modified to 7 years RI + fine under IPC s.304 Part I for 43 appellants
- Verification: V2 · Trial court