State v. Rajasthan Police Head Constable, Incharge Out Post Sidhmukh
Head Constable (Incharge, Out Post Sidhmukh) and Constable attacked an Anti-Corruption Department trap party at Out Post Sidhmukh on 05.05.1977, looted the Rs.1,000 trap money from an ACD head constable and forcibly rescued [name withheld] from ACD custody. The Sessions Judge, Churu convicted them on 29.04.1982 (dacoity, assault on public servants, escape from custody). The Rajasthan High Court dismissed their appeal on 03.07.1995 and maintained both convictions and sentences (co-accused [name withheld], Constable, had been acquitted by the trial court).
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 29 April 1982, the Sessions Judge, Churu convicted 2 police personnel, namely: Head Constable, Incharge Out Post Sidhmukh, Police Out Post Sidhmukh, Police Station Rajgarh, District Churu, Rajasthan Police; Constable, Police Out Post Sidhmukh, Police Station Rajgarh, District Churu, Rajasthan Police.
- Register number
- RJ 10 CW 0001
- Case reference
- Sessions trial arising from FIR Ex.P-18, PS Rajgarh (conviction 29.04.1982; appeal decided 03.07.1995)
- Court and date
- The Sessions Judge, Churu, 29 April 1982
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, Incharge Out Post Sidhmukh, Police Out Post Sidhmukh, Police Station Rajgarh, District Churu, Rajasthan Police; Constable, Police Out Post Sidhmukh, Police Station Rajgarh, District Churu, Rajasthan Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 395 read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 353 read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 224 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “This appeal fails and the conviction and sentence of the appellants [name withheld], H. C. and [name withheld], Constable are hereby maintained.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: [name withheld]: 4.5 years RI (s.395/109) + 6 months RI (s.353/109) + 6 months RI (s.224); [name withheld]: 4.5 years RI (s.395)
- 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, Churu convicted the accused police personnel on 29 April 1982. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: [name withheld]: 4.5 years RI (s.395/109) + 6 months RI (s.353/109) + 6 months RI (s.224); [name withheld]: 4.5 years RI (s.395)
Sections: IPC 395 r/w IPC 109; IPC 353 r/w IPC 109; IPC 224; IPC 395
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text