State vs R. Shaji (A1, DySP) and Vinu (A2) — SC No.145/2005 (Kottayam Man murder, Crime 110/2005 Ettumanoor PS)
The Sessions Court, Kottayam convicted Deputy Superintendent of Police R. Shaji (A1) in SC 145/2005 on 03-01-2006 for hatching a criminal conspiracy and getting his driver [name withheld] murdered and dismembered in late 2004 after discovering a Kottayam man's relationship with his wife, sentencing him to life imprisonment with a Rs 1 lakh fine plus consecutive-term sentences for evidence-destruction and kidnapping, all concurrent. The Kerala High Court (Crl.A.86/2006, 10-12-2009) dismissed his appeal, and the Supreme Court (Justices B.[name withheld] and V. Gopala Gowda, Crl.A.1774/2010, 04-02-2013, AIR 2013 SC 651) dismissed the further appeal finding no merit, confirming the conviction and sentence. Co-accused [name withheld] (A2, private) got life plus concurrent terms; A3/A4 were convicted in a separate trial (SC 120/2006) though later acquitted on appeal, and A5 remained absconding.
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By judgment dated 3 January 2006, the Sessions Court, Kottayam convicted the R. Shaji (Deputy Superintendent of Police (then serving at Malappuram)).
- Register number
- KL 05 CW 0003
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No.1774 of 2010; HC Crl.A.No.86 of 2006; trial S.C.No.145 of 2005 (Sessions Court, Kottayam); reported in the judgment of the Supreme Court of India
- Court and date
- The Sessions Court, Kottayam, 3 January 2006
- Officer(s) at the material time
- R. Shaji (Deputy Superintendent of Police (then serving at Malappuram))
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 302 read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 201 read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 364 read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “In view of the above, we do not find any merit in the appeal and the same is dismissed accordingly.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Life imprisonment + Rs 1,00,000 fine (default 1 year SI) for s.302 r/w 120-B; 3 years + Rs 2,000 fine (default 3 months SI) for s.201 r/w 120-B; 7 years RI + Rs 5,000 fine (default 1 year SI) for s.364 r/w 120-B; all 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.
Sessions Court, Kottayam convicted the accused police personnel on 3 January 2006. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Life imprisonment + Rs 1,00,000 fine (default 1 year SI) for s.302 r/w 120-B; 3 years + Rs 2,000 fine (default 3 months SI) for s.201 r/w 120-B; 7 years RI + Rs 5,000 fine (default 1 year SI) for s.364 r/w 120-B; all concurrent
Sections: IPC 302 r/w 120B; IPC 201 r/w 120B; IPC 364 r/w 120B
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text