State (ACB) v. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Police Police Sub-Inspector
The Special Judge, Aurangabad, in Sessions Case No.22/2001 on 28 March 2005 convicted PSI for demanding Rs.1,000 (settled at Rs.500) from [name withheld]-complainant [name withheld] on 29-30 May 2001 to act on his police complaint and arrest Dr. Abdul Hameed, caught in an ACB trap accepting five anthracene-smeared Rs.100 notes at the Mahanubhav Ashram police chowki, sentencing him to 1 year's RI under PC Act s.13 plus 6 months under s.7. On 17 June 2022 Justice R.G. Avachat (Aurangabad Bench, Crl Appeal No.228/2005, pursued by Chavan's widow after his death) dismissed the appeal, upholding the well-reasoned conviction. Exact trap date not stated; May 2001 from demand sequence.
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By judgment dated 28 March 2005, the Special Judge, Aurangabad convicted the Police Sub-Inspector, Mahanubhav Ashram Police Chowki / Kranti Chowk Police Station, Aurangabad.
- Register number
- MH 20 CW 0013
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No. 228 of 2005; reported in the judgment of the Bombay High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Aurangabad, 28 March 2005
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Police Sub-Inspector, Mahanubhav Ashram Police Chowki / Kranti Chowk Police Station, Aurangabad
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Criminal Appeal thus fails. The same is dismissed”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 6 mo RI + Rs.250 fine (s.7); 1 yr RI + Rs.250 fine (s.13)
- 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, Aurangabad convicted the accused police personnel on 28 March 2005. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 6 mo RI + Rs.250 fine (s.7); 1 yr RI + Rs.250 fine (s.13)
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text