State v. Delhi Traffic Police Constable
Special Judge V.K. Maheshwari, Delhi convicted Delhi Traffic Police Constable of Azadpur Traffic Light for demanding and accepting Rs 300 bribe to release the complainant's seized scooter-rickshaw, upholding the ACB trap recovery even though the complainant turned hostile. The court held corruption by public servants must be dealt with an iron hand. He was sentenced on 08.09.2010 to concurrent four-year RI terms with Rs 20,000 total fine.
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 7 September 2010, the Court of Shri V.K. Maheshwari, Special Judge (CBI), Delhi convicted the Constable, Delhi Traffic Police, Azadpur Traffic Light.
- Register number
- DL 08 CW 0008
- Case reference
- CC No. 34/2010 (FIR No. 30/2007, PS ACB); reported in the judgment of the Court of Shri V. K. Maheshwari, Special Judge (CBI), Delhi
- Court and date
- The Court of Shri V.K. Maheshwari, Special Judge (CBI), Delhi, 7 September 2010
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Constable, Delhi Traffic Police, Azadpur Traffic Light
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “This court is of opinion that prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubts against accused, hence accused is convicted for the offences punishable U/s 7 & U/s 13 (2) r/w 13 (1)(d) of P C Act, 1988.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 4 years RI + Rs 10,000 fine u/s 7; 4 years RI + Rs 10,000 fine u/s 13(2); concurrent; s.428 benefit (sentence order 08.09.2010)
- Present status of the proceedings
- No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Court of Shri V.K. Maheshwari, Special Judge (CBI), Delhi convicted the accused police personnel on 7 September 2010. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 4 years RI + Rs 10,000 fine u/s 7; 4 years RI + Rs 10,000 fine u/s 13(2); concurrent; s.428 benefit (sentence order 08.09.2010)
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
Appeal status
No appeal known.