State (CBI) v. Darshan Lal; Criminal Case No.127/99; RC No.83-A/95
The Special Judge, Tis Hazari convicted ASI Darshan Lal of PS Vinay Nagar on 30.01.2001 for demanding Rs 1,000 to release the complainant's cousin [name withheld] and his friend, threatening false implication otherwise, in CBI RC 83-A/95. He was sentenced on 31.01.2001 to two years RI under section 7 and three years RI under section 13. On 31.07.2009 Justice G.S. Sistani dismissed his appeal (Crl.A. 73/2001), reducing the section 13 term to two years RI.
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 30 January 2001, the Court of Special Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi convicted the Darshan Lal (Assistant Sub-Inspector).
- Register number
- DL 09 CW 0002
- Case reference
- CC No.127/99; RC No.83-A/95; appeal Crl.A. No.73/2001 (Delhi HC)
- Court and date
- The Court of Special Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, 30 January 2001
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Darshan Lal (Assistant Sub-Inspector)
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The appeal stands dismissed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: s.7: 2yr RI+Rs 10,000; s.13: 3yr RI+Rs 10,000; concurrent (sentence order 31.01.2001; s.13 term reduced to 2yr RI on appeal)
- Present status of the proceedings
- The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Court of Special Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi convicted the accused police personnel on 30 January 2001. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: s.7: 2yr RI+Rs 10,000; s.13: 3yr RI+Rs 10,000; concurrent (sentence order 31.01.2001; s.13 term reduced to 2yr RI on appeal)
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text