Criminal Appeal No.756-SB of 2003 (conviction by Special Judge, Patiala, 22.03.2003; FIR on application dated 30.07.1997 of [name withheld])
The Special Judge, Patiala, on 22.03.2003 convicted Punjab Police Constable for taking Rs 1,55,000 from complainant [name withheld] on the false promise of recruiting his son as ASI on sports quota, returning only Rs 80,000 and threatening the complainant when pressed for the balance. He was sentenced to 2 years' RI with fine under Section 13(1)(d)(i) PC Act and Section 420 IPC (concurrent). The Punjab and Haryana High Court (Justice L.N. Mittal, 08.07.2011) held the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, affirmed the conviction, refused reduction of sentence, and dismissed the appeal, ordering surrender to undergo the remaining term.
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 22 March 2003, the Special Judge, Patiala convicted the Constable, Punjab Police (posted with Inspector General of Police, Zone-I, Patiala).
- Register number
- PB 11 CW 0004
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No.756-SB of 2003 (P&H HC) re: judgment dated 22.03.2003, Special Judge, Patiala; FIR on application dated 30.07.1997 of a Patiala man
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Patiala, 22 March 2003
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Constable, Punjab Police (posted with Inspector General of Police, Zone-I, Patiala)
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 13(1)(d)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Accused [name withheld] having been convicted and sentenced by learned Special Judge, Patiala vide judgment and order dated 22.3.2003 has filed the instant second appeal. The appellant stands convicted under section 13(1)(d)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 2 years on each count (concurrent)
- 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, Patiala convicted the accused police personnel on 22 March 2003. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 2 years on each count (concurrent)
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d)(i); IPC 420
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text