# State vs Gandhinagar Police Jamadar (Police)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural) (Special Case No.5 of 1987); Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 1 September 1992. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

\[name withheld\] \[name withheld\], the police officer handling a December 1985 field-quarrel complaint (ss.323/506(2) IPC) at Dabhoda Police Station, who demanded and accepted Rs.600 from complainant \[name withheld\] for acting on the complaint, was convicted on 01.09.1992 by the Special Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural) in Special Case No.5 of 1987 under s.5(1)(d)/5(2) of the PC Act 1947 (6 months RI + Rs.700 fine). Co-accused2 (Mukhi/police patel of village Magodi) was acquitted at trial. The Gujarat High Court (C.K. Buch, 29.03.2007) confirmed the conviction and fine but reduced the substantive sentence to 1 month RI.

## Report card

By judgment dated 1 September 1992, the Special Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural) (Special Case No.5 of 1987) convicted the Jamadar (Police), Dabhoda Police Station area, Gandhinagar district (Ahmedabad Rural jurisdiction).

- Register number: GJ 18 CW 0003
- Case reference: State vs Gandhinagar Police Jamadar (Police); reported in the judgment of the Gujarat High Court
- Court and date: The Special Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural) (Special Case No.5 of 1987), 1 September 1992
- Officer(s) at the material time: Jamadar (Police), Dabhoda Police Station area, Gandhinagar district (Ahmedabad Rural jurisdiction)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In the result, the present Criminal Appeal is partly allowed. The appellant accused now shall undergo R/I for 1 month.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 6 months RI at trial; reduced on appeal to 1 month RI
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1433203/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1433203/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w3-35-010)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Officers: Jamadar (Police), Dabhoda Police Station area, Gandhinagar district (Ahmedabad Rural jurisdiction)
- Sentence: 6 months RI at trial; reduced on appeal to 1 month RI
- Verification: V2 · Trial court