CW-1974-0001Bathinda, PunjabJudgment 5 March 1974

Gian Singh v. State of Punjab

The Supreme Court dismissed the special-leave appeal of ASI Gian Singh, then Station House Officer of Police Station Raman, upholding his conviction under Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The Court recorded that on 24 May 1968 he recorded a Raman man's complaint but did not arrest the available accused, and through Sarpanch Chand Singh demanded a bribe scaled from Rs. 150 to Rs. 100 for effecting arrest, with ten Rs. 10 notes from the victim's mother [name withheld] used as speed money in a trap laid with the DSP. It refused to re-weigh evidence under Article 136, holding police trap witnesses are not discreditable merely for being police. The sentence of two years' rigorous imprisonment with a Rs. 500 fine stands, and the accused was directed to surrender if on bail. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

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Report card

By judgment dated 5 March 1974 in Criminal Appeal (Special Leave), the Supreme Court of India (Coram: H. R. Khanna, V. R. Krishna Iyer, JJ.) affirmed the conviction of the Gian Singh (Assistant Sub-Inspector (then Station House Officer)).

Register number
PB 03 CW 0001
Case reference
Criminal Appeal (Special Leave) / (1974) 4 SCC 305; AIR 1974 SC 1024
Court and date
Supreme Court of India (Coram: H. R. Khanna, V. R. Krishna Iyer, JJ.), 5 March 1974
Officer(s) at the material time
Gian Singh (Assistant Sub-Inspector (then Station House Officer))
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947
Finding of the Court (extract)
“We dismiss the appeal, and if the accused is on bail, he will surrender in consequence.” (at para 5)
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 2 years.
Present status of the proceedings
No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.

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The Supreme Court of India judgment dated 5 March 1974 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.

Recorded allegations

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OtherPrimary
Material fact supported

Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.

Official finding: supports allegation.

What the court found

Holding not recorded separately.

“We dismiss the appeal, and if the accused is on bail, he will surrender in consequence.” (para 5)

Institutional response

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Date not established

Conviction

Concluded
Trial court (as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment) External · Binding

The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Supreme Court of India judgment.

Conviction · Supports allegation.
Source: (1974) 4 SCC 305; AIR 1974 SC 1024
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5 Mar 1974

Order issued

Concluded
Supreme Court of India External · Binding

The Supreme Court of India dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.

Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card).
Source: (1974) 4 SCC 305; AIR 1974 SC 1024
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Follow-up history

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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.

Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.

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