{
 "case_id": "bx-r7-tn-dvac-01-053",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": "Kanyakumari",
 "trial_court_name": "Cheif Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge, Nagercoil",
 "court_level": "special_acb",
 "conviction_date": "2024-12-06",
 "conviction_year": 2024,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Kanyakumari Assistant Executive Engineer, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept., Kanyakumari District and her husband convicted of bribery, Cheif Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge, Nagercoil (2024)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "Assistant Executive Engineer, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept., Kanyakumari District and her husband",
   "unit": "Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept., Kanyakumari District and her husband",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Assistant Executive Engineer, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept., Kanyakumari District and her husband"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [],
 "sentence": "3 years rigorous imprisonment, fine amount of Rs.50,000/- each",
 "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 cum Special Judge, Nagercoil convicted an Assistant Executive Engineer, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept., Kanyakumari District and her husband on 6 December 2024. The conviction was for bribery. The sentence recorded is: 3 years rigorous imprisonment, fine amount of Rs.50,000/- each. 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 Executive Engineer, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept., Kanyakumari District and her husband",
 "department": "Assistant Executive Engineer, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept., Kanyakumari District and her husband",
 "government": "state",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}