# State v. Manik Jibhkate & Ors (Shama Uke custodial death, Gondia 1995); Sessions Case No. 21 of 1996

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Trial-court conviction (Additional Sessions Judge, Gondia (Sessions Trial No. 21 of 1996); Sessions Court). Convicted 1996. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Supreme Court (Justices C.T. Ravikumar and Sanjay Kumar, Manik & Ors v. \[name withheld\] of Maharashtra, Crl.A. Nos. 1514-1518 of 2012, 2024 INSC 734, 25 September 2024) in a split verdict acquitted the officers under section 304-II — holding fingerprint evidence on the exhumed burnt body unreliable, no DNA test done, and identity as \[name withheld\] not proved — but unanimously upheld the custodial-torture convictions under sections 330, 348 and 387 with one year RI plus fines; Justice Sanjay Kumar dissented on the 304-II acquittal.

## Report card

By judgment in 1996, the Additional Sessions Judge, Gondia (Sessions Trial No. 21 of 1996) convicted 7 police personnel, namely: Manik Jibhkate (Police Sub-Inspector (A-1)); Police Constable (A-2), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-3), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-4), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-5), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-6), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-7), Gondia City Police Station.

- Register number: MH 35 CW 0001
- Case reference: Sessions Case No. 21 of 1996
- Court and date: The Additional Sessions Judge, Gondia (Sessions Trial No. 21 of 1996), 1996
- Officer(s) at the material time: Manik Jibhkate (Police Sub-Inspector (A-1)); Police Constable (A-2), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-3), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-4), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-5), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-6), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-7), Gondia City Police Station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 330 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 348 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 387 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Manik Jibhkate, PSI (A-1) — Conviction: 304-II r/w 34 IPC: 7 years RI, fine of Rs.4000/-; 331 r/w 34 IPC: 3 years RI, fine of Rs.1000/- (conviction and sentence as ordered by Sessions Court, per High Court judgment).”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: A-1, A-2, A-4: 7 years RI (304-II) + 3 years RI (331) + 1-year terms (330/348/387, 201/218) + fines; A-3, A-5: 3 years RI (331) + 1-year terms + 3 months (202) + fines; A-6, A-7: 1 year RI (201/218) + 3 months (202) + fines (Supreme Court, 25 September 2024: acquitted under section 304-II; torture convictions under sections 330/348/387 upheld with 1 year RI + fines)
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/708824/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/199957261/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-14-007)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: custodial death
- Location: Gondia, Maharashtra
- Officers: Manik Jibhkate (Police Sub-Inspector (A-1)); Police Constable (A-2), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-3), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-4), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-5), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-6), Gondia City Police Station; Police Constable (A-7), Gondia City Police Station
- Sentence: A-1, A-2, A-4: 7 years RI (304-II) + 3 years RI (331) + 1-year terms (330/348/387, 201/218) + fines; A-3, A-5: 3 years RI (331) + 1-year terms + 3 months (202) + fines; A-6, A-7: 1 year RI (201/218) + 3 months (202) + fines (Supreme Court, 25 September 2024: acquitted under section 304-II; torture convictions under sections 330/348/387 upheld with 1 year RI + fines)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court