# SIT vs \[name withheld\] & Ors (Deepda Darwaza massacre, Visnagar; 11 of family burnt alive 28-02-2002; CR 1-60/2002)

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Trial-court conviction (Designated (SIT) Court, Mehsana (Judge S.C. Srivastava); Sessions Court). Convicted 30 July 2012. Appeal status: Appeal pending.

## Summary

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'.

## Report card

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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.legalindia.com/news/hc-admits-sit-appeals-in-deepda-darwaza-case); [Appellate judgment](https://www.legalindia.com/news/hc-admits-sit-appeals-in-deepda-darwaza-case); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-08-026)

## At a glance

- Category: Other misconduct
- Sub-category: dereliction evidence tampering
- Location: Mehsana, Gujarat
- Officers: Police Inspector (former PI, Visnagar town; retired by verdict), Visnagar Police, Mehsana, Gujarat Police
- Sentence: 1 year imprisonment
- Verification: V1 · Trial court