# State v. Central Delhi Police Constable (at time of offence)

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Trial-court conviction (Sessions Court, Delhi (FIR No. 430/91, PS Lahori Gate; exact ASJ court not stated in HC judgment); Sessions Court). Convicted 6 January 2004. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Sessions Court, Delhi (FIR No. 430/91, PS Lahori Gate) on 6 January 2004 convicted three Delhi Police officers for beating to death a Central Delhi man, a peon-cum-watchman picked up on the night of 1 May 1991 and assaulted on the second floor of Lahori Gate police station on 2 May 1991 — Constable demanding Rs 500 then Rs 5,000 from the victim's father for his release — until he vomited blood, dying of his injuries at St. Stephen Hospital on 10 May 1991; charges had been framed in 1997 (304-II/34, 330/348/34) with an additional murder charge in October 2002. \[name withheld\] received life imprisonment (302) plus terms under sections 330 and 348, while SHO Inspector and SI received five years RI each under section 304-II/34. The Delhi High Court (Justices G.S. Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, Crl.A. Nos. 54, 81, 198 of 2004, 3 January 2018) upheld the convictions and sentences of \[name withheld\] and \[name withheld\] but acquitted \[name withheld\]; private co-convict Manohar Lal Narang died pending appeal.

## Report card

By judgment dated 6 January 2004, the Sessions Court, Delhi (FIR No. 430/91, PS Lahori Gate; exact ASJ court not stated in HC judgment) convicted 3 police personnel, namely: Constable (at time of offence), Lahori Gate Police Station, Delhi; Sub-Inspector, Lahori Gate Police Station, Delhi; Inspector (SHO), Lahori Gate Police Station, Delhi.

- Register number: DL 06 CW 0010
- Case reference: FIR No. 430/91, PS Lahori Gate
- Court and date: The Sessions Court, Delhi (FIR No. 430/91, PS Lahori Gate; exact ASJ court not stated in HC judgment), 6 January 2004
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable (at time of offence), Lahori Gate Police Station, Delhi; Sub-Inspector, Lahori Gate Police Station, Delhi; Inspector (SHO), Lahori Gate Police Station, Delhi
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 330 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 348 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “This is a classic case when the guardians of law became its transgressors and the whole might of the \[name withheld\] came down upon one individual”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: \[name withheld\]: life + Rs 80,000 fine (302), 2 years RI + Rs 1,000 (330), 6 months RI + Rs 500 (348); \[name withheld\] and \[name withheld\]: 5 years RI + Rs 50,000 fine each (304-II/34)
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/43971311/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/43971311/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-14-012)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: custodial death
- Location: Central Delhi, Delhi
- Officers: Constable (at time of offence), Lahori Gate Police Station, Delhi; Sub-Inspector, Lahori Gate Police Station, Delhi; Inspector (SHO), Lahori Gate Police Station, Delhi
- Sentence: \[name withheld\]: life + Rs 80,000 fine (302), 2 years RI + Rs 1,000 (330), 6 months RI + Rs 500 (348); \[name withheld\] and \[name withheld\]: 5 years RI + Rs 50,000 fine each (304-II/34)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court