# State vs Kheda Police Senior Police Sub-Inspector

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Trial-court conviction (Additional Sessions Judge, Kheda at Nadiad (Sessions Case No.172/91); Sessions Court). Convicted 30 November 1999. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

Senior PSI of Petlad Rural Police Station, who took custody of a Kheda man (an ss.352/504/506(2) + prohibition accused) on 24-hour remand at 3:20 pm on 5 February 1988 and in whose custody the victim was found dead with grave ante-mortem injuries at 2:30 am on 6 February 1988, was convicted on 30 November 1999 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kheda at Nadiad in Sessions Case No.172/91 under IPC ss.304-II/331 and sentenced to concurrent 10-year RI terms with fines; four co-accused subordinates were discharged for want of evidence. The Gujarat High Court Division Bench (Anil R. Dave & K.S. Jhaveri, JJ.) dismissed his appeal on 4 April 2007, confirming the conviction, holding the appellant offered not even a whisper of explanation for the custodial death and cancelling bail with 5 weeks to surrender.

## Report card

By judgment dated 30 November 1999, the Additional Sessions Judge, Kheda at Nadiad (Sessions Case No.172/91) convicted the Senior Police Sub-Inspector, Petlad Rural Police Station, Kheda.

- Register number: GJ 07 CW 0002
- Case reference: Sessions Case No.172/91
- Court and date: The Additional Sessions Judge, Kheda at Nadiad (Sessions Case No.172/91), 30 November 1999
- Officer(s) at the material time: Senior Police Sub-Inspector, Petlad Rural Police Station, Kheda
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 331 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “the appellant-accused has been held guilty of the offence punishable under the provisions of Section 304 Part-II of the Indian Penal Code and has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years with a fine of Rs.10,000/-”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 10 years RI + Rs.10,000 fine (s.304-II; 2 years RI in default); 10 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine (s.331; 1 year RI in default), concurrent
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/161601/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/161601/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-08-037)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: custodial death
- Location: Kheda, Gujarat
- Officers: Senior Police Sub-Inspector, Petlad Rural Police Station, Kheda
- Sentence: 10 years RI + Rs.10,000 fine (s.304-II; 2 years RI in default); 10 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine (s.331; 1 year RI in default), concurrent
- Verification: V2 · Trial court