State v. Delhi Police Head Constable
Per the judgment of 27.04.2012 (CC 41/2007), Head Constable [name withheld] and Constable of PS Chandni Chowk demanded Rs 5,000 on 29.08.2006 from a hardware-shop owner to not arrest him on a sales-tax recovery warrant, and were caught in an ACB trap on 04.09.2006. Special Judge (ACB) Sangita Dhingra Sehgal held both guilty under ss.7 and 13(1)(d)/13(2) PC Act r/w s.120-B IPC, posting sentence hearing separately.
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 April 2012, the Court of Ms. Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, Special Judge (Anti-Corruption Branch), Delhi convicted the Head Constable, PS Chandni Chowk, Delhi Police.
- Register number
- DL 06 CW 0021
- Case reference
- CC No. 41/2007 (FIR No. 68/2006, PS ACB Delhi)
- Court and date
- The Court of Ms. Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, Special Judge (Anti-Corruption Branch), Delhi, 27 April 2012
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, PS Chandni Chowk, Delhi Police
- 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; Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Accused [name withheld] is held guilty and convicted for committing offences under Section 7 & 13(i)(d) punishable under Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 read with Section 120-B IPC.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Held guilty and convicted 27.04.2012 by Special Judge (ACB) Delhi; sentence order passed separately and quantum not retrieved from the conviction judgment
- Present status of the proceedings
- No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Court of Ms. Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, Special Judge (Anti-Corruption Branch), Delhi convicted the accused police personnel on 27 April 2012. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Held guilty and convicted 27.04.2012 by Special Judge (ACB) Delhi; sentence order passed separately and quantum not retrieved from the conviction judgment
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2); IPC 120B
Appeal status
No appeal known.