# State (ACB) v. Buldhana Police Police Head Constable

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Trial-court conviction (Additional Sessions Judge / Special Judge, Buldana; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 10 August 2009. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

Per the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) judgment of 09-10-2024, Head Constable of Lonar Police Station, entrusted with a bullock-cart axle theft report (25-08-2000), demanded Rs.2,000 to avoid seeking police custody remand/arrest and accepted tainted money in an ACB trap in mid-September 2000. The Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge, Buldana convicted him on 10-08-2009 in Spl ACB Case No.1/2001, and the High Court dismissed the appeal (continued by his widow after his death), upholding conviction and sentence.

## Report card

By judgment dated 10 August 2009, the Additional Sessions Judge / Special Judge, Buldana convicted the Police Head Constable, Lonar Police Station, Buldhana district.

- Register number: MH 28 CW 0002
- Case reference: Special Anti Corruption Case No.1/2001; Criminal Appeal No.419/2009 (Bombay HC, Nagpur Bench)
- Court and date: The Additional Sessions Judge / Special Judge, Buldana, 10 August 2009
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police Head Constable, Lonar Police Station, Buldhana 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): “In the light of the above, the appeal is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed and the same is dismissed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2 years SI + Rs.1,000 fine
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/144007931/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/144007931/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w3-29-003)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Buldhana, Maharashtra
- Officers: Police Head Constable, Lonar Police Station, Buldhana district
- Sentence: 2 years SI + Rs.1,000 fine
- Verification: V2 · Trial court