{
 "case_id": "bx-r7-tn-dvac-01-023",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": "Chennai",
 "trial_court_name": "Cheif Judicial Magistrate, Chengalpet",
 "court_level": "magistrate",
 "conviction_date": "2025-04-25",
 "conviction_year": 2025,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Chennai Executive Engineer, Madipakkam, Chennai District convicted of bribery, Cheif Judicial Magistrate, Chengalpet (2025)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "Executive Engineer, Madipakkam, Chennai District",
   "unit": "Madipakkam, Chennai District",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Executive Engineer, Madipakkam, Chennai District"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [],
 "sentence": "2 years rigorous imprisonment, and total fine amount of Rs.20,000/-",
 "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 Cheif Judicial Magistrate, Chengalpet convicted an Executive Engineer, Madipakkam, Chennai District on 25 April 2025. The conviction was for bribery. The sentence recorded is: 2 years rigorous imprisonment, and total fine amount of Rs.20,000/-. 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. Verification level V1: the employing office is not stated in the source entry.",
 "court_quote": null,
 "verification_status": "V1",
 "service": "civil",
 "post": "Executive Engineer, Madipakkam, Chennai District",
 "department": "Executive Engineer, Madipakkam, Chennai District",
 "government": "state",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}