State v. Solapur Police Police Head Constable and others
The Special Judge, Solapur, in Special Case No.17/1994 on 8 September 1997 convicted Head Constable and Constable of the Akluj outpost (Shripur) for demanding Rs.5,000 (negotiated to Rs.3,000) from a Solapur man on 9-11 October 1993 to avoid arrest in a State Farming Corporation land-dispute inquiry, catching them in an ACB trap on 11 October 1993 (CR No.159/1993, Shripur PS). On 18 January 2016 Justice Sadhana Jadhav of the Bombay High Court (Crl Appeal No.570/1997 with No.800/2015) dismissed both appeals, maintaining the conviction and sentence and directing surrender by 15 May 2016.
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 8 September 1997, the Special Judge, Solapur convicted 2 police personnel, namely: Police Head Constable, Akluj outpost police station, Shripur, Tal. Malshiras, Solapur; Police Constable, Akluj outpost police station, Shripur, Tal. Malshiras, Solapur.
- Register number
- MH 13 CW 0006
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No. 570 of 1997 (with No. 800 of 2015); reported in the judgment of the Bombay High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Solapur, 8 September 1997
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Police Head Constable, Akluj outpost police station, Shripur, Tal. Malshiras, Solapur; Police Constable, Akluj outpost police station, Shripur, Tal. Malshiras, Solapur
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The conviction and sentence recorded vide Judgment and Order dated 08/09/1997 passed by Special Judge, Solapur in Special Case No. 17 of 1994 is hereby maintained.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: [name withheld] (A-1): 1.5 yrs RI + Rs.1,000 fine (s.13); 6 mo RI + Rs.500 fine (s.7); [name withheld] (A-2): 6 mo RI + Rs.1,000 fine (s.12)
- 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, Solapur convicted the accused police personnel on 8 September 1997. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: [name withheld] (A-1): 1.5 yrs RI + Rs.1,000 fine (s.13); 6 mo RI + Rs.500 fine (s.7); [name withheld] (A-2): 6 mo RI + Rs.1,000 fine (s.12)
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d); PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.12
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text