CBI vs Rajasthan Police Constable
Constable Kishore Singh, ASI Sumer Dan and SHO Sohan Singh kept [name withheld] in a Barmer police lock-up from 2 to 5 February 1994 without producing him before a magistrate and subjected him to third-degree torture culminating in Kishore Singh severing his penis with a razor while Sumer Dan held him; the trial court convicted all three on 21 December 2005 (life for Kishore Singh under s.326, 10 years for Sumer Dan, short terms for Sohan Singh) on a CBI charge-sheet. The Rajasthan High Court (19-11-2008) acquitted Sohan Singh and Sumer Dan and reduced Kishore Singh's sentence, but the Supreme Court (T.S. Thakur & Markandey Katju, JJ., (2011)6SCC369) on 25 October 2010 set aside the HC judgment as a 'gross travesty of justice', sentencing Kishore Singh to 5 years' RI (s.326) + 6 months (s.342), Sumer Dan to 3 years' RI (s.326/120B) + 6 months (s.342), and Sohan Singh to 6 months' SI (s.342), with fines payable as victim compensation.
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 21 December 2005, the Trial Court (CBI charge-sheet case; exact designation not stated in SC judgment) convicted 3 police personnel, namely: Kishore Singh (Constable); Sumer Dan (Assistant Sub-Inspector); Sohan Singh (SHO).
- Register number
- RJ 04 CW 0001
- Case reference
- SC Crl. Appeal Nos. 2047-2049/2010 (SLP(Crl) 8485-87/2009); reported in the judgment of the Sessions Court, Barmer (designation not stated in SC judgment; CBI charge-sheet case)
- Court and date
- The Trial Court (CBI charge-sheet case; exact designation not stated in SC judgment), 21 December 2005
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Kishore Singh (Constable); Sumer Dan (Assistant Sub-Inspector); Sohan Singh (SHO)
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “We are of the opinion that the judgment of the High Court acquitting accused Sohan Singh and Sumer Dan and reducing the sentence of accused Kishore Singh cannot be sustained as it amounts to gross travesty of justice.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial: Kishore Singh life (s.326) + 7yr RI (s.308) + ss.323/343 terms; Sumer Dan 10yr RI (s.326/114) + 7yr RI (s.308/114) + 5yr RI (s.120B); Sohan Singh 6mo RI (s.323) + 1yr RI (s.343)
- 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.
Trial Court (CBI charge-sheet case; exact designation not stated in SC judgment) convicted the accused police personnel on 21 December 2005. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Trial: Kishore Singh life (s.326) + 7yr RI (s.308) + ss.323/343 terms; Sumer Dan 10yr RI (s.326/114) + 7yr RI (s.308/114) + 5yr RI (s.120B); Sohan Singh 6mo RI (s.323) + 1yr RI (s.343)
Sections: IPC s.326; IPC s.342; IPC s.120B
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text