{
 "case_id": "bx-r6-tn-dvac-01-004",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": "Karur",
 "trial_court_name": "Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge, Karur",
 "court_level": "special_acb",
 "conviction_date": "2022-07-29",
 "conviction_year": 2022,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Karur Stamping Inspector convicted of bribery, Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge, Karur (2022)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "Stamping Inspector",
   "unit": "Karur District (Stamping)",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Stamping Inspector, Karur District (Stamping)"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [
  "Bribe demand and acceptance (PC Act provisions not specified in press note)"
 ],
 "sentence": "2 years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.10,000/- for bribe demand and 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.10,000/- for receiving the bribe, both punishments to run concurrently",
 "appeal_status": "none_known",
 "appeal_url": null,
 "source_kind": "press_release",
 "source_agency": "tn-dvac",
 "primary_source_url": "https://dvac.tn.gov.in/Press_Release.html",
 "secondary_sources": [],
 "summary": "A Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) press note records that the Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge, Karur convicted a Stamping Inspector, Karur District (Stamping), on 29 July 2022. The conviction was for bribery, under Bribe demand and acceptance (PC Act provisions not specified in press note). The sentence recorded is: 2 years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.10,000/- for bribe demand and 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.10,000/- for receiving the bribe, both punishments to run concurrently. This is the agency's account of the court's decision; the official's name is withheld, and any later appeal is not reflected unless noted.",
 "court_quote": null,
 "verification_status": "V2",
 "service": "civil",
 "post": "Stamping Inspector",
 "department": "Karur District (Stamping)",
 "government": "state",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}