CBI v. Punjab Police IGP (then IGP, IPS)
The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mohali sentenced Punjab IPS officer (then IGP) and five others to 8 months' imprisonment for forcibly taking arrestee a Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar resident out of PS Phase-I Mohali's lawful custody late on 26.08.2014 and detaining and threatening him at a hospital to pressure withdrawal of complaints against [name withheld]. The CBI took over the FIR on High Court orders and chargesheeted six accused in December 2020. Only Cheema is police personnel; co-convicts are an IDES officer and four private persons.
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 20 December 2024, the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Punjab, Mohali convicted the IGP (then IGP, IPS), Punjab Police.
- Register number
- PB 65 CW 0003
- Case reference
- FIR PS Phase-I Mohali transferred to CBI per Punjab and Haryana HC order 04.03.2020; reported in the judgment of the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mohali
- Court and date
- The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Punjab, Mohali, 20 December 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time
- IGP (then IGP, IPS), Punjab Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The Special Judge for CBI cases, Punjab, Mohali, today i.e. 20.12.2024 sentenced six accused including Shri [name withheld], IPS, then IGP of Punjab Police to 08 months Imprisonment with total fine of Rs. 39,000/-.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Imprisonment 8 months + total fine Rs 39,000 (all six accused)
- Present status of the proceedings
- No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Special Judge for CBI Cases, Punjab, Mohali convicted the accused police personnel on 20 December 2024. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Imprisonment 8 months + total fine Rs 39,000 (all six accused)
Sections: Not stated
Appeal status
No appeal known.