CRA No.S-285-SB of 2004 (FIR registered at PS Vigilance Bureau, Jalandhar on complaint of Hoshiarpur Man)
The Special Judge, Hoshiarpur, on 17.01.2004 convicted ASI of PS Mahilpur for demanding and accepting Rs 3,000 bribe from complainant [name withheld] for joining him and his son in investigation and accepting bail bonds in FIR No.23/2002, in a Vigilance Bureau Jalandhar trap laid at his official residence on 02.05.2002 with phenolphthalein-treated notes. He was sentenced to 1 year's RI with Rs 5,000 fine under Section 7 r/w 13(2) PC Act. The Punjab and Haryana High Court ([name withheld], 08.04.2015) found no infirmity, maintained the conviction and sentence, dismissed the appeal and ordered surrender to undergo the remaining sentence.
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By judgment dated 17 January 2004, the Special Judge, Hoshiarpur convicted the Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab Police (Investigating Officer of FIR No.23/15.02.2002).
- Register number
- PB 07 CW 0002
- Case reference
- CRA No.S-285-SB of 2004 (Punjab and Haryana HC) re: judgment dated 17.01.2004, Special Judge, Hoshiarpur; FIR at PS Vigilance Bureau, Jalandhar on complaint of a Hoshiarpur man
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Hoshiarpur, 17 January 2004
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab Police (Investigating Officer of FIR No.23/15.02.2002)
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 17.01.2004, passed by the learned Special Judge, Hoshiarpur, vide which accused-appellant [name withheld] has been held guilty and convicted for the offence punishable under Section 7 read with Section 13(2) …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 1 year
- 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.
Special Judge, Hoshiarpur convicted the accused police personnel on 17 January 2004. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 1 year
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text