CBI v. Haryana Police Inspector
The Special CBI Court on 20 March 2014 sentenced then-Inspector and Constable of the Haryana Police to life imprisonment for the 25 October 1994 fake encounter in which a Sonipat man and [name withheld] — both in police custody — were shot dead at close range and shown as killed in an exchange of fire. Then-DGP Lachhman Dass and two other policemen were acquitted; the CBI had registered the case (RC-2(S)/96) on Punjab & Haryana High Court orders after the victim's mother alleged the encounter was staged.
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 18 March 2014, the District & Sessions Judge, Ambala convicted 2 police personnel, namely: Inspector, Haryana Police; Constable, Haryana Police.
- Register number
- HR 10 CW 0002
- Case reference
- CBI case registered 17.01.1996 (P&H HC CWP No. 3921/95 order 27.11.1995; chargesheet 10.08.1996)
- Court and date
- The District & Sessions Judge, Ambala, 18 March 2014
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Inspector, Haryana Police; Constable, Haryana Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The Court of District and Sessions Judge Ambala has held accused [name withheld] and [name withheld] guilty for commission of offence U/s 302/201/218/193/34 of IPC.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Life imprisonment + Rs.10,000 fine each; then-DGP Lachhman Dass and two other policemen acquitted
- 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.
District & Sessions Judge, Ambala convicted the accused police personnel on 18 March 2014. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Life imprisonment + Rs.10,000 fine each; then-DGP Lachhman Dass and two other policemen acquitted
Sections: IPC s.302; IPC s.201; IPC s.218; IPC s.193; IPC s.34
Appeal status
No appeal known.