State of Rajasthan vs Rajasthan Police Head Constable
Head Constable of Arnod (Chittorgarh), who arrested a Chittorgarh resident under s.110 CrPC and extorted Rs.100 + Rs.200 of a Rs.500 illegal-gratification demand, was convicted on 3 May 1983 by the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Cases, Udaipur in CC No.47/1978 under IPC s.161 and PC Act 1947 s.5(1)(d)/(2) and sentenced to 2 years' RI with Rs.250 fine per count. The Rajasthan High Court allowed his appeal on 16 January 2001 (S.B. Crl.A. 198/1983); the Supreme Court (K.G. Balakrishnan & AR. Lakshmanan, JJ., 2004(8)SCC169) on 12 October 2004 set aside the acquittal as not on merits and remitted the appeal to the High Court, whose final decision is not traced.
This page documents a trial-court conviction from the cited sources below. It is not a High Court or Supreme Court finding; the conviction may have been appealed. Findings are attributed to the convicting court; this record does not add findings of its own.
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By judgment dated 3 May 1983, the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Cases, Udaipur (Criminal Case No.47/1978) convicted the Head Constable, Arnod, District Chittorgarh, Rajasthan Police.
- Register number
- RJ 09 CW 0001
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No. 955 of 2003; reported in the judgment of the Supreme Court of India
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Cases, Udaipur (Criminal Case No.47/1978), 3 May 1983
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, Arnod, District Chittorgarh, Rajasthan Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Convicting the respondent herein - [name withheld] for the offence under Section 161 I.P.C. and Section 5(1)(d) and (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2 years RI + Rs.250 fine on each count (concurrent; 6 months SI in default)
- Present status of the proceedings
- Whether the conviction was appealed is not known from the cited sources.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Cases, Udaipur (Criminal Case No.47/1978) convicted the accused police personnel on 3 May 1983. Whether the conviction was appealed is not known from the cited sources; treat recent convictions as possibly appealable.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 2 years RI + Rs.250 fine on each count (concurrent; 6 months SI in default)
Sections: IPC 161; PC Act 1947 s.5(1)(d); PC Act 1947 s.5(2)
Appeal status
Unknown. Appeal text