# State (ACB) v. Seminary Hills Police Head Constable and others

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge, Aurangabad; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 29 March 2004. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Special Court (PC Act), Nagpur, in Special Criminal Case No.19/1994 on 29 March 2004 convicted Head Constable (A-1) and Constable (A-2) of the Seminary Hills chowky (PS Sadar) for demanding Rs.5,000 (negotiated to Rs.500) from complainant \[name withheld\] on 15 June 1993 to hush up his wife's harassment complaint, detaining him four hours and threatening jail, caught in an ACB Nagpur trap on 19 June 1993 (A-1 demanded, A-2 accepted), sentencing each to 1 year's RI under PC Act s.13 plus 6 months under ss.7/12. On 22 April 2024 Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke (Nagpur Bench, Crl Appeal No.239/2004, 2024:BHC-NAG:4570, pursued by both officers' legal heirs after their deaths) dismissed the appeal, upholding the conviction.

## Report card

By judgment dated 29 March 2004, the Special Judge, Aurangabad convicted 2 police personnel, namely: Head Constable, Seminary Hills Police Chowky, Police Station Sadar, Nagpur; Police Constable (Head Constable by appeal time), Seminary Hills Police Chowky, Police Station Sadar, Nagpur.

- Register number: MH 20 CW 0015
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 852 of 2004; reported in the judgment of the Bombay High Court
- Court and date: The Special Judge, Aurangabad, 29 March 2004
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Seminary Hills Police Chowky, Police Station Sadar, Nagpur; Police Constable (Head Constable by appeal time), Seminary Hills Police Chowky, Police Station Sadar, Nagpur
- 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): “To sum up, case of prosecution has been correctly appreciated by the trial Judge. No case being made out on merits, there is no reason to interfere.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Each: 6 mo RI + Rs.500 (ss.7/12); 1 yr RI + Rs.1,000 (s.13)
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/135471305/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/135471305/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-03-025)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
- Officers: Head Constable, Seminary Hills Police Chowky, Police Station Sadar, Nagpur; Police Constable (Head Constable by appeal time), Seminary Hills Police Chowky, Police Station Sadar, Nagpur
- Sentence: Each: 6 mo RI + Rs.500 (ss.7/12); 1 yr RI + Rs.1,000 (s.13)
- Verification: V1 · Trial court