# State v. Delhi Police Inspector (SHO) and others

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Trial-court conviction (Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi; Sessions Court). Convicted 13 December 2006. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma convicted SHO of PS Vivek Vihar on 13.12.2006 under sections 302/342/120B IPC for the custodial beating-death of \[name withheld\] - picked up with a Shahdara man on 24.08.1987 in revenge for stabbing Ct Rishipal on Janmashtami (16.08.1987), beaten at his instance, \[name withheld\] dying the next day - sentencing him to death on 15.12.2006, and convicted \[name withheld\] (s.217) and SI (ss.218/201) for shielding; the case reached trial only via the deceased father's complaint after an 'untraced' report. On 05.03.2008 the High Court declined the death reference, converting \[name withheld\] to section 304-II with 8 years RI, and on 12.11.2009 the Supreme Court confirmed the conviction, reducing the term to 5 years RI with Rs 5 lakh compensation to \[name withheld\]'s mother.

## Report card

By judgment dated 13 December 2006, the Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi convicted 3 police personnel, namely: Inspector (SHO), PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi Police; Police officer (rank not stated in opened sources), PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi Police; Sub-Inspector, PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 05 CW 0004
- Case reference: Death Ref. 01/2007 (Crl.A. 1440-1441/2008 in SC); reported in the judgment of the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi
- Court and date: The Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, 13 December 2006
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector (SHO), PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi Police; Police officer (rank not stated in opened sources), PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi Police; Sub-Inspector, PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 217 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “we confirm the conviction as recorded by the High Court but reduce the sentence from 8 years to five years and increase the fine from rupees two lacs to five lacs.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: \[name withheld\]: death sentence (15.12.2006) → 8yr RI+Rs 2L (HC 05.03.2008) → 5yr RI+Rs 5L compensation (SC 12.11.2009); \[name withheld\]/\[name withheld\] sentence quanta not stated in opened sources
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1316909/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1316909/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-10-062)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: custodial death
- Location: Shahdara, Delhi
- Officers: Inspector (SHO), PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi Police; Police officer (rank not stated in opened sources), PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi Police; Sub-Inspector, PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi Police
- Sentence: \[name withheld\]: death sentence (15.12.2006) → 8yr RI+Rs 2L (HC 05.03.2008) → 5yr RI+Rs 5L compensation (SC 12.11.2009); \[name withheld\]/\[name withheld\] sentence quanta not stated in opened sources
- Verification: V2 · Trial court