# State (ACB) v. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Police Police Head Constable (B.No.729)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge (AC), Aurangabad; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 8 December 2000. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Special Judge (AC), Aurangabad, in Special Case No.1/1995 on 8 December 2000 convicted Police Head Constable (B.No.729) of Shivoor police station for demanding Rs.3,000 (reduced to Rs.2,000) from complainant \[name withheld\] on 9 September 1994 to release his brother and cousin on bail in a crop-damage case, caught in a PI Nalawade ACB trap at the police station on 12 September 1994, sentencing him to 2 years' RI under PC Act s.13 plus 1 year under s.7. On 27 July 2017 Justice Sangitrao Patil (Aurangabad Bench, Crl Appeal No.480/2000) confirmed the convictions but reduced custody (6 months / 1 year) while enhancing fines, ordering surrender by 3 August 2017.

## Report card

By judgment dated 8 December 2000, the Special Judge (AC), Aurangabad convicted the Police Head Constable (B.No.729), Police Station Shivoor, Tq. Vaijapur, Aurangabad.

- Register number: MH 20 CW 0008
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 480 of 2000; reported in the judgment of the Bombay High Court
- Court and date: The Special Judge (AC), Aurangabad, 8 December 2000
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police Head Constable (B.No.729), Police Station Shivoor, Tq. Vaijapur, 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): “Being aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 8th December, 2000, passed in Special Case No. 1 of 1995 by the learned Special Judge (A.C.), Aurangabad, convicting the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13 (2) read …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial: 1 yr RI + Rs.200 (s.7); 2 yrs RI + Rs.300 (s.13); HC modified to 6 mo + Rs.2,000 (s.7) and 1 yr + Rs.3,000 (s.13), concurrent
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/189252805/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/189252805/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-03-022)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
- Officers: Police Head Constable (B.No.729), Police Station Shivoor, Tq. Vaijapur, Aurangabad
- Sentence: Trial: 1 yr RI + Rs.200 (s.7); 2 yrs RI + Rs.300 (s.13); HC modified to 6 mo + Rs.2,000 (s.7) and 1 yr + Rs.3,000 (s.13), concurrent
- Verification: V2 · Trial court