State (SPE Lokayukta Indore) v. Madhya Pradesh Police Head Constable
The 1st Additional Sessions Judge & Special Judge (PC Act), Indore, on 29 January 2020 convicted Head Constable of PS Central Kotwali for demanding Rs 5,000-6,000 from an Indore man — whose wife had lodged a report against him — for filing the challan early and helping with bail, caught in an SPE Lokayukta Indore trap after a voice-recorder-verified demand; he drew 4 years RI with a Rs 2,000 fine under PC Act s.13(1)(d)/13(2). On 10 August 2020 the MP High Court (CRA 1195/2020) suspended the sentence noting COVID risk; the appeal remains pending.
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 29 January 2020, the 1st Additional Sessions Judge & Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Indore convicted the Head Constable, Police Station Central Kotwali, Indore, Madhya Pradesh Police.
- Register number
- MP 09 CW 0027
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No. 1195 of 2020; reported in the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Court and date
- The 1st Additional Sessions Judge & Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Indore, 29 January 2020
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, Police Station Central Kotwali, Indore, Madhya Pradesh Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Being aggrieved by the judgment dated 29.1.2020 passed by 1st Addl. Sessions Judge & Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Indore whereby the appellant has been convicted for the offence/s punishable u/s. 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 4 years RI + Rs 2,000 fine with default stipulation
- Present status of the proceedings
- An appeal is pending; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
1st Additional Sessions Judge & Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Indore convicted the accused police personnel on 29 January 2020. An appeal is pending; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 4 years RI + Rs 2,000 fine with default stipulation
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
Appeal status
Appeal pending. Appeal text