{
 "case_id": "bx-r7-tn-dvac-01-009",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": "Trichy",
 "trial_court_name": "Special Court, Trichy",
 "court_level": "special_acb",
 "conviction_date": "2025-09-18",
 "conviction_year": 2025,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Trichy Assistant Director cum Personal Assistant, Collector Office, Trichy District convicted of bribery, Special Court, Trichy (2025)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "Assistant Director cum Personal Assistant (Small Savings), Collector Office, Trichy District",
   "unit": "Collector Office, Trichy District",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Assistant Director cum Personal Assistant (Small Savings), Collector Office, Trichy District"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [],
 "sentence": "3 years rigorous imprisonment, and fine amount of Rs.10,000/-",
 "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 Special Court, Trichy convicted an Assistant Director cum Personal Assistant (Small Savings), Collector Office, Trichy District on 18 September 2025. The conviction was for bribery. The sentence recorded is: 3 years rigorous imprisonment, and fine amount of Rs.10,000/-. 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": "Assistant Director cum Personal Assistant (Small Savings), Collector Office, Trichy District",
 "department": "Assistant Director cum Personal Assistant (Small Savings), Collector Office, Trichy District",
 "government": "state",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}