{
 "case_id": "bx-r7-tn-dvac-01-031",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": "Thiruvarur",
 "trial_court_name": "Cheif Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvarur",
 "court_level": "magistrate",
 "conviction_date": "2025-03-24",
 "conviction_year": 2025,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Thiruvarur Village Assistant, Thiruvarur Taluk, Thiruvarur District convicted of bribery, Cheif Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvarur (2025)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "Village Assistant, Thiruvarur Taluk, Thiruvarur District",
   "unit": "Thiruvarur Taluk, Thiruvarur District",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Village Assistant, Thiruvarur Taluk, Thiruvarur District"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [],
 "sentence": "4 years simple 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, Thiruvarur convicted a Village Assistant, Thiruvarur Taluk, Thiruvarur District on 24 March 2025. The conviction was for bribery. The sentence recorded is: 4 years simple 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.",
 "court_quote": null,
 "verification_status": "V2",
 "service": "civil",
 "post": "Village Assistant, Thiruvarur Taluk, Thiruvarur District",
 "department": "Village Assistant, Thiruvarur Taluk, Thiruvarur District",
 "government": "state",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}