State of Chhattisgarh v. CRPF Constable
Per the Chhattisgarh High Court appeal judgment, CRPF Constable was convicted on 27-08-2024 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Special Court (Naxal), Dantewada in Sessions Trial No. 104/2018 for opening fire with service rifles at the CRPF camp on 09-12-2017 over a duty-allotment grudge, killing four colleagues and injuring ASI, and was sentenced to life imprisonment plus concurrent fixed terms with fines. The Division Bench dismissed his appeal on 19-06-2025, holding that stressful Naxal-area working conditions cannot justify murder and that the injured-eyewitness testimony and premeditation proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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 27 August 2024, the Additional Sessions Judge, Special Court (Naxal), Dantewada (District South Bastar Dantewada) convicted the Constable, CRPF 168th Battalion, G Company, Basaguda, District Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.
- Register number
- CG 20 CW 0001
- Case reference
- Sessions Trial No. 104/2018; CRA No. 1950 of 2024 (Chhattisgarh HC)
- Court and date
- The Additional Sessions Judge, Special Court (Naxal), Dantewada (District South Bastar Dantewada), 27 August 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Constable, CRPF 168th Battalion, G Company, Basaguda, District Bijapur, Chhattisgarh
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 302 (four counts) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 25(1B)(a) of the Arms Act, 1959; Section 27(1) of the Arms Act, 1959
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Accordingly, the appeal being devoid of merit is liable to be and is hereby dismissed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Life imprisonment on each of four s.302 counts + 10 years RI (s.307) + 2 years RI (s.25(1B)(a)) + 3 years RI (s.27(1)), all 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.
Additional Sessions Judge, Special Court (Naxal), Dantewada (District South Bastar Dantewada) convicted the accused police personnel on 27 August 2024. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Life imprisonment on each of four s.302 counts + 10 years RI (s.307) + 2 years RI (s.25(1B)(a)) + 3 years RI (s.27(1)), all concurrent
Sections: IPC 302 (four counts); IPC 307; Arms Act s.25(1B)(a); Arms Act s.27(1)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text