Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Punjab Jail Officer for Aiding Prisoner's Escape Bid

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a former Punjab jail officer for conspiring to help an undertrial prisoner escape in 2010.

The officer arranged a private vehicle instead of a police car, stopped at an isolated spot, and was present when accomplices attacked escorting constables with chilli powder, a knife, and a kirpan.

He remained uninjured, absconded after the incident, and was found to have acted in concert with the attackers.

The Court stressed the aggravated breach of trust by custodial officers and dismissed his appeal, ordering immediate custody to serve the sentence affirmed by the High Court and Sessions Court.

[Gurdeep Singh v State of Punjab]