CW-2011-0035Mumbai Suburban, MaharashtraJudgment 22 August 2011

Mumbai Police Head Constable vs State of Maharashtra

The judgment of the Bombay High Court records the following account. Head Constable of Sahar police station took a ~14-year-old beggar girl in an autorickshaw on 17.10.2005 and sexually assaulted her near a temple wall until a passer-by intervened. The trial court convicted him under ss.363, 366, 376(2)(a) and 323 IPC with 15 years RI for rape. The court held the victim a minor whose consent was irrelevant and kept the ss.363/366/323 convictions, but held penetration unproved, converting the rape conviction to attempt under s.376(2)(a) r/w s.511 IPC with sentence reduced to imprisonment already undergone plus Rs.10,000 fine payable to the victim. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

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Report card

By judgment dated 22 August 2011 in Criminal Appeal No. 780 of 2006, the Bombay High Court (Coram: J.H. Bhatia, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Head Constable, Sahar Police Station, Mumbai, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10,000.

Register number
MH 01 CW 0007
Case reference
Criminal Appeal No. 780 of 2006 / 2011 SCC OnLine Bom 1731
Court and date
Bombay High Court (Coram: J.H. Bhatia, J.), 22 August 2011
Officer(s) at the material time
Head Constable, Sahar Police Station, Mumbai
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 376(2)(a) read with Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
Finding of the Court (extract)
“In view of the facts and circumstances noted above, while in respect of conviction and sentences for the charges under sections 363, 366, 323 Indian Penal Code, no interference is called for, he is entitled to be acquitted for the …” (at para 29)
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 5.85 years. Compensation: Rs 10,000.
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 Bombay High Court judgment dated 22 August 2011 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.

Recorded allegations

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Custodial torturePrimary
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.

“In view of the facts and circumstances noted above, while in respect of conviction and sentences for the charges under sections 363, 366, 323 Indian Penal Code, no interference is called for, he is entitled to be acquitted for the …” (para 29)

Institutional response

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Date not established

Conviction

Concluded
Trial court (as recorded in the Bombay High Court judgment) External · Binding

The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Bombay High Court judgment.

Conviction · Supports allegation.
Source: 2011 SCC OnLine Bom 1731
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22 Aug 2011

Order issued

Concluded
Bombay High Court External · Binding

The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.

Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card).
Source: 2011 SCC OnLine Bom 1731
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Follow-up history

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19 Sep 2026

(Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass; skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl))

Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.

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

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