State (ACB) vs Gujarat Police Head Constable
Head Constable of Sankheda Police Station, the investigating officer in a complaint by a Chhota Udepur resident, demanded Rs 1,000 and accepted Rs 700 in an ACB trap on 10 June 1993; the Additional Special Judge, Vadodara convicted him on 13 November 2000 in Special Case No.26 of 1993 under ss.7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Gujarat High Court (Z.K. Saiyed J.) dismissed his appeal on 12 May 2011, confirming the conviction and cancelling his bail with direction to surrender.
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 13 November 2000, the Additional Special Judge, Vadodara convicted the Head Constable, Sankheda Police Station, Gujarat Police.
- Register number
- GJ 34 CW 0001
- Case reference
- Special Case No.26/1993; Gujarat HC Criminal Appeal No.1074/2000
- Court and date
- The Additional Special Judge, Vadodara, 13 November 2000
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, Sankheda Police Station, Gujarat Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) read with 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, Special Court, Vadodara in Special Case No.26 of 1993 dated 13.11.2000 is hereby confirmed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 1 year RI + Rs 1,000 fine (s.7); 2 years RI + Rs 2,000 fine (s.13); 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.
Additional Special Judge, Vadodara convicted the accused police personnel on 13 November 2000. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 1 year RI + Rs 1,000 fine (s.7); 2 years RI + Rs 2,000 fine (s.13); concurrent
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text