C.C.No.3 of 2005 (RC No.34(A)/2002, CBI Hyderabad — fake passport case); Crl.A.No.784 of 2007 (SC)
The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Hyderabad, convicted Writer-Head Constable Shaik Abdul Sattar of the Special Branch, Kurnool (A-5) in C.C.No.3 of 2005 (RC 34(A)/2002) vide judgment dated 29.09.2006, for submitting fake police verification reports with false statements of six supposed neighbours that enabled fake passports for Abu Salem's associates in assumed names (applications received at SP Office Kurnool on 16.05.2001). He was convicted under ss.120-B, 419 r/w 109, 420 r/w 109 and 468 IPC and s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2) of the PC Act, 1988, and sentenced to three years' RI on each IPC count and one year's RI on the PC Act count. The High Court confirmed the conviction but reduced the IPC sentences to one year each, and the Supreme Court (Crl.A.No.784 of 2007, decided 09.11.2010, B. Sudershan Reddy J) upheld the conviction on all counts while reducing each count to six months' RI with fines maintained, concurrent.
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By judgment dated 9 November 2010, the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Hyderabad convicted the Shaik Abdul Sattar (Writer-Head Constable, Special Branch).
- Register number
- AP 39 CW 0027
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal Nos. 782, 784, 783 of 2007 and 1357 of 2007; trial C.C.No.3 of 2005 (RC 34(A)/2002, CBI Hyderabad); reported in the judgment of the Supreme Court of India
- Court and date
- The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Hyderabad, 9 November 2010
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Shaik Abdul Sattar (Writer-Head Constable, Special Branch)
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 419 read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 420 read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 468 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “There cannot be any doubt whatsoever that A-5 submitted a false report in order to enable Monica Bedi to secure a passport for herself in the assumed name of Sana Malik Kamal. His conviction for the charged offences is accordingly …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial: 3 years' RI + Rs.500 fine on each IPC count; 1 year's RI + Rs.500 fine on PC Act count. HC: IPC counts reduced to 1 year's RI each (PC Act sentence confirmed). SC (09.11.2010): conviction upheld on all counts; each count reduced to 6 months' RI, fine maintained, concurrent
- 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 for CBI Cases, Hyderabad convicted the accused police personnel on 9 November 2010. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Trial: 3 years' RI + Rs.500 fine on each IPC count; 1 year's RI + Rs.500 fine on PC Act count. HC: IPC counts reduced to 1 year's RI each (PC Act sentence confirmed). SC (09.11.2010): conviction upheld on all counts; each count reduced to 6 months' RI, fine maintained, concurrent
Sections: IPC 120B; IPC 419 r/w 109; IPC 420 r/w 109; IPC 468; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text