State v. Delhi Police Head Constable and others
Special Judge (PC Act)(ACB-01) Sanjeev Kumar Malhotra, Rouse Avenue convicted Head Constables and [name withheld] of PS Shakarpur for wrongfully detaining an East Delhi resident, an East Delhi resident, an East Delhi man and friends - picked up near a Bisleri-water shop where they sought chanda for a Hanuman Mandir bhandara - at a PG hostel in Gali No.3, Lalita Park on 03.07.2015 and demanding Rs 50,000 for their release, snatching Rs 8,000 from the complainant's hand and demanding Rs 12,000 more, till complainant [name withheld] complained to ACP DIU (East) who mounted an evening raid. Both were held guilty on 09.11.2022 of wrongful confinement, extortion and conspiracy with sections 7 and 13 PC Act offences; co-accused [name withheld] @ [name withheld] was acquitted. The conviction judgment does not include the sentence order.
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 9 November 2022, the Court of Sh. Sanjeev Kumar Malhotra, Special Judge (PC Act)(ACB-01), Rouse Avenue District Courts, New Delhi convicted 2 police personnel, namely: Head Constable, PS Shakarpur, Delhi Police; Head Constable, PS Shakarpur, Delhi Police.
- Register number
- DL 07 CW 0019
- Case reference
- CC No.123/2019; FIR No.1447/2015, PS Shakarpur
- Court and date
- The Court of Sh. Sanjeev Kumar Malhotra, Special Judge (PC Act)(ACB-01), Rouse Avenue District Courts, New Delhi, 9 November 2022
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, PS Shakarpur, Delhi Police; Head Constable, PS Shakarpur, Delhi Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “[name withheld] and [name withheld] are held guilty for offence punishable under Section 342 / 384 / 120-B IPC and Section 7 / 13 (1) (d) of PC Act r/w Section 120-B IPC.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Separate sentence order (not in 73-page conviction judgment dated 09.11.2022; not traced in press)
- 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 Sh. Sanjeev Kumar Malhotra, Special Judge (PC Act)(ACB-01), Rouse Avenue District Courts, New Delhi convicted the accused police personnel on 9 November 2022. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Separate sentence order (not in 73-page conviction judgment dated 09.11.2022; not traced in press)
Sections: IPC 342; IPC 384; IPC 120B; PC Act 1988 s.7 r/w IPC 120B; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w IPC 120B
Appeal status
No appeal known.