# CBI fake stamp paper case v. Bangalore City Police Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (Inspector at time of offence)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Court for trial of fake stamp paper cases, Karnataka, Bangalore (CBI-prosecuted case); CBI Court). Convicted 15 April 2009. Appeal status: No appeal known.

## Summary

The CBI's official press-release index records (release dated 20 April 2009) that 'Abdul Kareem Telgi, one police official and seven others' were 'sentenced \[to\] rigorous imprisonment with hefty fines in \[the\] Fake Stamp Paper case'. Contemporaneous reports identify the police official as \[name withheld\], retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bangalore (Inspector of Kalasipalyam market police station in 1997, accused of abetting the stamp-paper racket and destroying evidence / filing a weak case to help Telgi's brother). The special court for fake stamp paper cases in Karnataka convicted Telgi, \[name withheld\] and six others on 15 April 2009; on 17 April 2009 Telgi got 7 years RI and \[name withheld\] 3 years RI, with bail granted to Singh as he had already undergone nearly 22 months. No appeal outcome is known.

## Report card

By judgment dated 15 April 2009, the Special Court for trial of fake stamp paper cases, Karnataka, Bangalore (CBI-prosecuted case) convicted the Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (Inspector at time of offence), Bangalore City Police (Inspector, Kalasipalyam market police station in 1997).

- Register number: KA 01 CW 0012
- Case reference: CBI fake stamp paper case v. Bangalore City Police Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (Inspector at time of offence)
- Court and date: The Special Court for trial of fake stamp paper cases, Karnataka, Bangalore (CBI-prosecuted case), 15 April 2009
- Officer(s) at the material time: Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (Inspector at time of offence), Bangalore City Police (Inspector, Kalasipalyam market police station in 1997)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Abdul Kareem Telgi, one police official and seven others sentenced rigorous imprisonment with hefty fines in Fake Stamp Paper case”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years rigorous imprisonment (sentenced 2009-04-17; granted bail after having undergone nearly 22 months)
- Present status of the proceedings: No appeal is known from the cited sources.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://web.archive.org/web/20090504101130id_/http://cbi.nic.in/pressreleases/pressrelease.php); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w4-22-003)

## At a glance

- Category: Other misconduct
- Sub-category: other
- Location: Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
- Officers: Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (Inspector at time of offence), Bangalore City Police (Inspector, Kalasipalyam market police station in 1997)
- Sentence: 3 years rigorous imprisonment (sentenced 2009-04-17; granted bail after having undergone nearly 22 months)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court