SIT vs [name withheld] & Ors (Deepda Darwaza massacre, Visnagar; 11 of family burnt alive 28-02-2002; CR 1-60/2002)
Former Visnagar town Police Inspector was convicted of dereliction of duty and sentenced to one year's imprisonment on 30 July 2012 by designated SIT Judge S.[name withheld], Mehsana, in the Deepda Darwaza massacre case (CR 1-60/2002) in which 11 members of one family were burnt alive on 28 February 2002; 21 co-accused received life terms under IPC s.307 (murder/conspiracy charges dropped) and 61 were acquitted. The SIT appealed the acquittals and sought s.307-to-s.302 enhancement for the 21 (admitted by the Gujarat High Court DB on 7 May 2013); whether Patel challenged his own conviction is not stated. ANI copy names the officer as 'former police inspector of Visnagar town, M K Patel'.
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By judgment dated 30 July 2012, the Designated (SIT) Court, Mehsana (Judge S.C. Srivastava) convicted the Police Inspector (former PI, Visnagar town; retired by verdict), Visnagar Police, Mehsana, Gujarat Police.
- Register number
- GJ 02 CW 0004
- Case reference
- CR 1-60/2002
- Court and date
- The Designated (SIT) Court, Mehsana (Judge S.C. Srivastava), 30 July 2012
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Police Inspector (former PI, Visnagar town; retired by verdict), Visnagar Police, Mehsana, Gujarat Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “former police inspector of Visnagar town, M K Patel, has been convicted of dereliction of duty.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 1 year imprisonment
- Present status of the proceedings
- An appeal is pending; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Designated (SIT) Court, Mehsana (Judge S.C. Srivastava) convicted the accused police personnel on 30 July 2012. An appeal is pending; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 1 year imprisonment
Sections: Not stated
Appeal status
Appeal pending. Appeal text