State (SPE Lokayukt Gwalior) v. Madhya Pradesh Police Head Constable
The Special Judge (PC Act), Shivpuri, on 9 April 2021 convicted Head Constable of PS Bhauti/Chowki Khod for demanding Rs 10,000 from [name withheld] to release him and his family on bail in a cross-FIR quarrel case of 17 October 2016, caught in an SPE Lokayukt Gwalior trap with hands turning pink in sodium-carbonate solution; he drew 3 years RI under PC Act s.7 and 5 years RI under s.13(1)(d)/13(2) with Rs 5,000 and Rs 7,000 fines. On 28 June 2023 the MP High Court (CRA 2935/2021) allowed his fifth suspension application after he had served over 50% of the maximum sentence; 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 9 April 2021, the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Shivpuri convicted the Head Constable, Police Station Bhauti / Chowki Khod, District Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh Police.
- Register number
- MP 33 CW 0005
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No. 2935 of 2021; reported in the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Shivpuri, 9 April 2021
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, Police Station Bhauti / Chowki Khod, District Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The Trial Court has convicted the appellant for the offences punishable under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to undergo three years RI with fine of Rs.5,000/-, under Sections 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs 5,000 fine (s.7); 5 years RI + Rs 7,000 fine (s.13(1)(d)/13(2)), 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.
Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Shivpuri convicted the accused police personnel on 9 April 2021. An appeal is pending; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs 5,000 fine (s.7); 5 years RI + Rs 7,000 fine (s.13(1)(d)/13(2)), with default stipulation
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
Appeal status
Appeal pending. Appeal text