Cop Dies During Appeal but Conviction in 36-Year-Old Custodial Death Case Upheld: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court on August 14, 2025, upheld a sessions court judgment convicting a police officer for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304-II of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in connection with the custodial death of a 22-year-old man in 1989. The incident occurred in October 1989, and the sessions case was registered in 1990. The trial court delivered the conviction and sentencing in the year…
