# State vs Gujarat Police Police officer (rank not stated) and others

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Trial-court conviction (5th Additional Sessions Judge, Mehsana (Special Atrocity Case No.4 of 2020); Sessions Court). Convicted 7 March 2024. Appeal status: Appeal pending.

## Summary

Three Gujarat police officers including \[name withheld\] were convicted on 7 March 2024 by the 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Mehsana in Special Atrocity Case No.4/2020 and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment under IPC ss.302/114 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for beating to death an \[name withheld\] arrested by Naroda Police Station on 12-02-2020 who died in custody the next day after escaping a Zonal Safety Home. The Gujarat High Court (Justices Ilesh Vora & S.V. Pinto) suspended the sentence and granted regular bail on 3 December 2024 (2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 199) during pendency of Criminal Appeal No.2152/2024.

## Report card

By judgment dated 7 March 2024, the 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Mehsana (Special Atrocity Case No.4 of 2020) convicted 3 police personnel, namely: Police officer (rank not stated), Gujarat Police; Police officer (rank not stated), Gujarat Police; Police officer (rank not stated), Gujarat Police.

- Register number: GJ 02 CW 0005
- Case reference: Criminal Misc. Application (for suspension of sentence) No. 2 of 2024 in R/Criminal Appeal No. 2152 of 2024; reported in the judgment of the Gujarat High Court
- Court and date: The 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Mehsana (Special Atrocity Case No.4 of 2020), 7 March 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police officer (rank not stated), Gujarat Police; Police officer (rank not stated), Gujarat Police; Police officer (rank not stated), Gujarat Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The judgment and order of conviction dated 07.03.2024 passed in Special Atrocity Case No. 4 of 2020 by the learned 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Mehsana, is suspended during pendency of the appeal.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Rigorous life imprisonment
- 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://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/crma22024gjhc240517152024303122024-577361.pdf); [Appellate judgment](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/gujarat-high-court/gujarat-high-court-bail-suspension-of-sentence-police-officers-scheduled-caste-boy-murder-279723); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-08-010)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: custodial death
- Location: Mehsana, Gujarat
- Officers: Police officer (rank not stated), Gujarat Police; Police officer (rank not stated), Gujarat Police; Police officer (rank not stated), Gujarat Police
- Sentence: Rigorous life imprisonment
- Verification: V1 · Trial court