State vs Ahmedabad Police Police Sub-Inspector (in charge, Navrangpura Police Station) and others
PSI, in charge of Navrangpura Police Station, Ahmedabad, who with his writer constable extracted a bribe from complainant [name withheld] [name withheld] (threatening harassment over a postcard) and was caught in a February 1963 Anti-Corruption trap using anthracene-treated currency notes, was convicted on 09.06.1964 by the Special Judge, Ahmedabad under s.161 IPC and s.5(1)(d)/5(2) of the PC Act 1947 and sentenced to 2.5 years' RI with Rs.1,000 fine. The Gujarat High Court dismissed the appeal on 10.09.1965 confirming conviction and sentence, and the Supreme Court dismissed the further appeal on 19.04.1968 (AIR 1968 SC 1323).
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 9 June 1964, the Special Judge, Ahmedabad convicted the Police Sub-Inspector (in charge, Navrangpura Police Station), Navrangpura Police Station, Ahmedabad.
- Register number
- GJ 01 CW 0003
- Case reference
- State vs Ahmedabad Police Police Sub-Inspector (in charge, Navrangpura Police Station) and others; reported in the judgment of the Gujarat High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Ahmedabad, 9 June 1964
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Police Sub-Inspector (in charge, Navrangpura Police Station), Navrangpura Police Station, Ahmedabad
- 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 the result therefore the appeal is dismissed. The convictions and sentences are confirmed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2.5 years rigorous imprisonment
- 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 convicted the accused police personnel on 9 June 1964. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 2.5 years rigorous imprisonment
Sections: IPC s.161; PC Act 1947 s.5(1)(d) r/w s.5(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text