State v. Delhi Police Sub-Inspector (No.D/3264; Immigration Officer)
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate convicted SI (No.D/3264), Immigration Officer at IGI Airport, on 12.02.2007 for extorting 500 US dollars on 11.09.1998 from honeymoon passengers Era and a South West Delhi man (flight MK-745) by tearing the visa page out of Era's passport, claiming the torn page was an offence, and threatening arrest and offloading unless paid, in FIR 433/98 under section 384 IPC and section 12 of the Passports Act. He was sentenced to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The Additional Sessions Judge dismissed his appeal on 21.08.2007 and he was dismissed from service on 09.01.2008.
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 12 February 2007, the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi convicted the Sub-Inspector (No.D/3264; Immigration Officer), Immigration, IGI Airport, Delhi Police.
- Register number
- DL 09 CW 0006
- Case reference
- FIR No. 433/98, PS IGI Airport
- Court and date
- The Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi, 12 February 2007
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Sub-Inspector (No.D/3264; Immigration Officer), Immigration, IGI Airport, Delhi Police
- Present service status
- Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 12 of the Passports Act, 1967
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The applicant was convicted by the Criminal Court vide judgment dated 12.02.2007 in the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. The Additional Sessions Judge vide judgment dated 21.08.2007 dismissed the appeal as well.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Imprisonment till rising of the court (appeal dismissed by ASJ 21.08.2007)
- 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 Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi convicted the accused police personnel on 12 February 2007. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Imprisonment till rising of the court (appeal dismissed by ASJ 21.08.2007)
Sections: IPC 384; Passports Act 1967 s.12
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text