State vs UP Police Sub-Inspector (In-charge, police outpost Lalghat)
Special Judge (PC Act) Court No. 5 Gorakhpur on 30 November 2015 convicted SI, in-charge of outpost Lalghat (PS Jiyanpur, Azamgarh), for demanding Rs 5,000 from complainant [name withheld] to recover her kidnapped 12-year-old daughter, accepting Rs 3,000 and being trapped by the Vigilance Establishment Gorakhpur on 6 October 2008 while taking the remaining Rs 2,000; he drew 3 years RI under s.7 and 4 years RI under s.13 PC Act with Rs 30,000 total fine. The Allahabad High Court (Pratyush Kumar J, Crl. Appeal 5855/2015, 8 December 2016) dismissed his appeal and affirmed the conviction and sentence, directing him to serve the remainder.
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By judgment dated 30 November 2015, the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Court No.5, Gorakhpur convicted the Sub-Inspector (In-charge, police outpost Lalghat), PS Jiyanpur, Azamgarh, UP Police (resident Gahni, PS Bahariyabad, Ghazipur).
- Register number
- UP 50 CW 0001
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No. 5855 of 2015; reported in the judgment of the Allahabad High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Court No.5, Gorakhpur, 30 November 2015
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Sub-Inspector (In-charge, police outpost Lalghat), PS Jiyanpur, Azamgarh, UP Police (resident Gahni, PS Bahariyabad, Ghazipur)
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The appellant has been convicted under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and punished with rigorous imprisonment of three years and fine of Rs.10,000/-.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs 10,000 fine (s.7; 4 months default) and 4 years RI + Rs 20,000 fine (s.13; 6 months default)
- Present status of the proceedings
- The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Court No.5, Gorakhpur convicted the accused police personnel on 30 November 2015. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs 10,000 fine (s.7; 4 months default) and 4 years RI + Rs 20,000 fine (s.13; 6 months default)
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d); PC Act 1988 s.13(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text