# State vs Kachchh Police Police Sub-Inspector, Gram Rakshak Dal (GRD)

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Trial-court conviction (Assistant Sessions Judge, Kutchh at Bhuj (Sessions Case No.17 of 1989); Sessions Court). Convicted 17 January 1994. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

PSI of the Gram Rakshak Dal at Bhuj, head of the GRD Motor Transport unit, was convicted on 17 January 1994 by the Assistant Sessions Judge, Kutchh at Bhuj in Sessions Case No.17/1989 under IPC ss.307/333 and sentenced to 8 years' RI (s.307) plus 7 years' RI (s.333) with fines, for shooting GRD driver \[name withheld\] in the shoulder with his service revolver on 24 October 1988 after the driver refused to let him drive the jeep; the trial court rejected his private-defence plea as self-inflicted injuries. The Gujarat High Court (D.G. Karia, J., (1997)2GLR1586) dismissed his appeal on 20 September 1996, holding the s.307 conviction justified. Note: GRD is a police auxiliary; the judgment styles him Police Sub-Inspector.

## Report card

By judgment dated 17 January 1994, the Assistant Sessions Judge, Kutchh at Bhuj (Sessions Case No.17 of 1989) convicted the Police Sub-Inspector, Gram Rakshak Dal (GRD), GRD Motor Transport Section, Bhuj, Kutch.

- Register number: GJ 12 CW 0002
- Case reference: Sessions Case No. 17 of 1989; reported in the judgment of the Assistant Sessions Judge's Court, Kachchh at Bhuj
- Court and date: The Assistant Sessions Judge, Kutchh at Bhuj (Sessions Case No.17 of 1989), 17 January 1994
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police Sub-Inspector, Gram Rakshak Dal (GRD), GRD Motor Transport Section, Bhuj, Kutch
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 333 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Kutchh at Bhuj, by his judgment and order under appeal, dated January 17, 1994, held the appellant-P.S.I. guilty for the offence under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to undergo rigorous …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 8 years RI + Rs.500 fine (s.307); 7 years RI + Rs.500 fine (s.333); 1 month RI in default of each fine
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1474922/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1474922/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-08-029)

## At a glance

- Category: Other misconduct
- Sub-category: other
- Location: Kachchh, Gujarat
- Officers: Police Sub-Inspector, Gram Rakshak Dal (GRD), GRD Motor Transport Section, Bhuj, Kutch
- Sentence: 8 years RI + Rs.500 fine (s.307); 7 years RI + Rs.500 fine (s.333); 1 month RI in default of each fine
- Verification: V2 · Trial court