Sessions trial arising from PS Chhibramau incident (Udharanpur bridge, Jahanganj road; State vs [name withheld]; Maruti Van UP 78 C 8262 burning)
Per the Supreme Court judgment of 01-07-2014, Constable (Chowki Gurdev Palace, Kanpur) was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Kanpur for locking his wife [name withheld] and four children inside a Maruti van near Udharanpur bridge (PS Chhibramau area), setting it ablaze and pushing it into a pit; his wife and two daughters died. The trial court imposed death (IPC 302), life RI (IPC 307) and 7 years RI (IPC 436). The Allahabad High Court confirmed on 16-02-2010; the Supreme Court upheld the conviction but commuted death to 30 years without remission. Exact trial-conviction and incident dates are not stated in the accessed extract (trial judgment in early 2009 per Crl.A.1942/2009).
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By judgment dated 1 July 2014, the Sessions Judge, Kanpur convicted the Constable, UP Police, Police Chowki Gurdev Palace, Kanpur.
- Register number
- UP 74 CW 0001
- Case reference
- Crl.A.Nos.967-968/2010; reported in the judgment of the Supreme Court of India
- Court and date
- The Sessions Judge, Kanpur, 1 July 2014
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Constable, UP Police, Police Chowki Gurdev Palace, Kanpur
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 436 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “We hold that the accused [name withheld] must serve a minimum of 30 years in jail without remissions before consideration of his case for premature release.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Death sentence (IPC 302) + life RI (IPC 307) + 7 years RI (IPC 436); High Court confirmed 16-02-2010; Supreme Court on 01-07-2014 commuted death to 30 years imprisonment without remission
- 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.
Sessions Judge, Kanpur convicted the accused police personnel on 1 July 2014. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Death sentence (IPC 302) + life RI (IPC 307) + 7 years RI (IPC 436); High Court confirmed 16-02-2010; Supreme Court on 01-07-2014 commuted death to 30 years imprisonment without remission
Sections: IPC 302; IPC 307; IPC 436
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text