# State (ACB) v. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Police Police Sub-Inspector

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge, Aurangabad; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 28 March 2005. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

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.

## Report card

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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/8784542/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/8784542/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-03-015)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
- Officers: Police Sub-Inspector, Mahanubhav Ashram Police Chowki / Kranti Chowk Police Station, Aurangabad
- Sentence: 6 mo RI + Rs.250 fine (s.7); 1 yr RI + Rs.250 fine (s.13)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court