# State vs Gujarat Police Constable

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Trial-court conviction (Trial (Special ACB) Court, Valsad (exact designation not stated in HC order); Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 7 October 2020. Appeal status: Appeal pending.

## Summary

Constable of Valsad, booked in a 2005 Prevention of Corruption Act case, was convicted by the trial court on 10 October 2017 and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment with fine; he was later dismissed from service by the SP in May 2018. The Gujarat High Court suspended his sentence on 3 November 2017 and the criminal appeal was pending when the service-dismissal challenge was decided on 7 October 2020.

## Report card

By judgment dated 7 October 2020, the Trial (Special ACB) Court, Valsad (exact designation not stated in HC order) convicted the Constable, Gujarat Police, Valsad.

- Register number: GJ 15 CW 0002
- Case reference: R/Special Civil Application No. 9743 of 2020; reported in the judgment of the Gujarat High Court
- Court and date: The Trial (Special ACB) Court, Valsad (exact designation not stated in HC order), 7 October 2020
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Gujarat Police, Valsad
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked: the Prevention of Corruption Act
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The trial court convicted the petitioner by judgment and order dated 10th October 2017 and he was punished for two years rigorous imprisonment with fine.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2 years rigorous imprisonment with fine
- Present status of the proceedings: An appeal is pending; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/136140143/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/136140143/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-08-005)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Valsad, Gujarat
- Officers: Constable, Gujarat Police, Valsad
- Sentence: 2 years rigorous imprisonment with fine
- Verification: V2 · Trial court