# State (ACB Chandrapur) v. Chandrapur Police Police Station Officer and others

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge, Chandrapur; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 13 June 2017. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

Per the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) judgment of 22-12-2025, Sopan Kamble, then Police Station Officer at Bhari Police Station, demanded Rs.500 from complainant \[name withheld\] on 12-01-2004 to take prompt action on his report and accepted the tainted Rs.500 (5xRs.100 notes) near a shop in Mokashiguda on 17-01-2004 in an ACB Chandrapur trap. The Special Judge, Chandrapur convicted him on 13-06-2017 in Special (ACB) Case No.1/2005, and the High Court dismissed his appeal, upholding conviction and sentence.

## Report card

By judgment dated 13 June 2017, the Special Judge, Chandrapur convicted the Police Station Officer, Bhari Police Station, Chandrapur district.

- Register number: MH 34 CW 0007
- Case reference: Crl. Appeal No.306/2017; reported in the judgment of the Bombay High Court
- Court and date: The Special Judge, Chandrapur, 13 June 2017
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police Station Officer, Bhari Police Station, Chandrapur district
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “the appellant is convicted for the offences punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ... and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2 years RI (s.7) + 2 years RI (s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)); concurrent; set-off u/s 428 CrPC
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/36419905/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/36419905/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w3-29-001)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Chandrapur, Maharashtra
- Officers: Police Station Officer, Bhari Police Station, Chandrapur district
- Sentence: 2 years RI (s.7) + 2 years RI (s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)); concurrent; set-off u/s 428 CrPC
- Verification: V2 · Trial court