State vs Jamnagar Police Police Constable
Police Constable, caught in an ACB decoy trap after complaints that local police constables were extorting truck/tempo drivers at Subhash Market, Jamnagar — demanding Rs.20 from a truck driver in the early morning — was convicted on 27.07.1998 by the Special Judge, Jamnagar in Special Case No.5 of 1997 under ss.7 and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to 1 year's RI (s.7) and 3 years' RI (s.13(1)(d)) with fines, concurrently. The Gujarat High Court (Z.K. Saiyed, 15.06.2011) dismissed Criminal Appeal No.688 of 1998, confirmed the conviction, cancelled his bail and directed surrender within six weeks.
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 July 1998, the Special Judge, Jamnagar (Special Case No.5 of 1997) convicted the Police Constable, Jamnagar (Subhash Market area).
- Register number
- GJ 10 CW 0002
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No. 688 of 1998; reported in the judgment of the Gujarat High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Jamnagar (Special Case No.5 of 1997), 27 July 1998
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Police Constable, Jamnagar (Subhash Market area)
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The judgment and order passed by the learned Special Judge, Jamnagar in Special Case No.5 of 1997 dated 27.7.1998 is hereby confirmed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 1 year RI (s.7); 3 years RI (s.13(1)(d)); concurrent
- 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, Jamnagar (Special Case No.5 of 1997) convicted the accused police personnel on 27 July 1998. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 1 year RI (s.7); 3 years RI (s.13(1)(d)); concurrent
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d); PC Act 1988 s.13(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text