Anti-corruption trap case: State vs Head Constable, Runkata outpost, PS Achhnera (Rs 125 bribe; complainant Smt. Agra Woman)
Per the Allahabad High Court judgment of 04-09-1981, Head Constable of Runkata outpost (PS Achhnera, Agra) was convicted by the Special Judge (Additional Sessions Judge), Agra after an Anti-Corruption CID trap on 05-05-1977 caught him accepting Rs 125 from complainant Smt. An Agra woman, whose release he had conditioned on a Rs 500 bribe. The High Court set aside the IPC 161 conviction but affirmed the PC Act 1947 s.5(2) conviction (reducing sentence to 1 year RI) and the IPC 224 conviction (resisting lawful apprehension, 1 year RI). Exact trial conviction date is not stated in the accessed extract.
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By judgment dated 4 September 1981, the Special Judge (Additional Sessions Judge), Agra convicted the Head Constable, UP Police, Runkata outpost, PS Achhnera, Agra.
- Register number
- UP 80 CW 0003
- Case reference
- Anti-corruption trap case: State vs Head Constable, Runkata outpost, PS Achhnera (Rs 125 bribe; complainant Smt. Agra Woman); reported in the judgment of the Allahabad High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge (Additional Sessions Judge), Agra, 4 September 1981
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, UP Police, Runkata outpost, PS Achhnera, Agra
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 161 (conviction set aside on appeal) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; Section 224 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Conviction of the appellant under Section 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 is affirmed but the sentence of two years' R. I. awarded by the special Judge is reduced to R. I. for one year.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2 years RI (PC Act 5(2)), 2 years RI (IPC 161, set aside on appeal), 1 year RI (IPC 224), concurrent; on appeal PC Act sentence reduced to 1 year RI
- 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 (Additional Sessions Judge), Agra convicted the accused police personnel on 4 September 1981. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 2 years RI (PC Act 5(2)), 2 years RI (IPC 161, set aside on appeal), 1 year RI (IPC 224), concurrent; on appeal PC Act sentence reduced to 1 year RI
Sections: IPC 161 (conviction set aside on appeal); PC Act 1947 s.5(2); IPC 224
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text