State vs Ahmedabad Police Police Sub-Inspector (PSI)
PSI of Odhav Police Station, Ahmedabad City, caught in uniform in a 18.10.1985 ACB decoy trap targeting police/RTO extortion of highway truck drivers around Ahmedabad (demanding 'entry fee'/tea-water money from driver [name withheld]), was convicted on 21.09.1987 by the Special Judge, Ahmedabad in Special Case No.28 of 1986 under s.161 IPC and s.5(1)(d)/5(2) of the PC Act 1947 and sentenced to one year's RI with Rs.100 fine. The Gujarat High Court (J.R. Vora, 01.09.2006) partly allowed the appeal, maintaining the conviction on both counts but reducing the imprisonment to 10 days RI.
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 21 September 1987, the Special Judge, Ahmedabad (Special Case No.28 of 1986) convicted the Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), Odhav Police Station, Ahmedabad City.
- Register number
- GJ 01 CW 0010
- Case reference
- State vs Ahmedabad Police Police Sub-Inspector (PSI); reported in the judgment of the Gujarat High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Ahmedabad (Special Case No.28 of 1986), 21 September 1987
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), Odhav Police Station, Ahmedabad City
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “In view of above, this Appeal is partly allowed. While maintaining the conviction awarded by the Trial Court, rigorous imprisonment for one year is reduced to rigorous imprisonment of 10 days.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 1 year RI + Rs.100 fine at trial; reduced on appeal to 10 days RI (conviction maintained on both counts)
- 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.
Special Judge, Ahmedabad (Special Case No.28 of 1986) convicted the accused police personnel on 21 September 1987. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 1 year RI + Rs.100 fine at trial; reduced on appeal to 10 days RI (conviction maintained on both counts)
Sections: IPC s.161; PC Act 1947 s.5(1)(d) r/w s.5(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text