# State v. Delhi Police Constable

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Trial-court conviction (Court of Sessions Judge, Delhi; Sessions Court). Convicted 11 September 2001. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Sessions Judge convicted Delhi Police Constable for raping and outraging the modesty of 3-1/2-year-old girl V on 11.12.1995 - taking her on the pretext of leaving her to school, carrying her covered in a khes to a tube well in village Shikarpur and raping her vaginally and orally, leaving vaginal tears needing repair under general anaesthesia and 11 days hospitalisation - holding him guilty on 11.09.2001 under sections 376 and 354 IPC, as recorded in the Delhi High Court's 07.07.2008 judgment (CRL.A. 740/2001 with CRL.A. 5/2000 batch). He was sentenced to life imprisonment with Rs 50,000 compensation and six months RI. On appeal the conviction was maintained and the appeal dismissed on merits (counsel pressing only clemency), the court reducing the life term to 12 years RI net given 11 years 9 months already undergone, satisfactory jail conduct and the deposited fine. (Distinct from \[name withheld\] of t2w2-10-011/084.)

## Report card

By judgment dated 11 September 2001, the Court of Sessions Judge, Delhi convicted the Constable, Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 08 CW 0005
- Case reference: Sessions trial (SC/FIR numbers not stated); appeal CRL.A. 740/2001
- Court and date: The Court of Sessions Judge, Delhi, 11 September 2001
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “We, accordingly, uphold the conviction but reduce the sentence to a net term of 12 years of RI exclusive of remissions.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Life imprisonment (s.376) + Rs 50,000 fine to victim (9 months RI default) + 6 months RI (s.354), concurrent; modified on appeal 07.07.2008 to 12 years RI net (conviction maintained)
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/18498179/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/18498179/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-10-086)

## At a glance

- Category: Other misconduct
- Sub-category: other
- Location: North West Delhi, Delhi
- Officers: Constable, Delhi Police
- Sentence: Life imprisonment (s.376) + Rs 50,000 fine to victim (9 months RI default) + 6 months RI (s.354), concurrent; modified on appeal 07.07.2008 to 12 years RI net (conviction maintained)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court