{
 "case_id": "bx-r7-tn-dvac-01-080",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": "Coimbatore",
 "trial_court_name": "Special Court, Coimbatore",
 "court_level": "special_acb",
 "conviction_date": "2023-11-30",
 "conviction_year": 2023,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Coimbatore Executive Officer, Veera Keralam town panchayat, Coimbatore District convicted of bribery, Special Court, Coimbatore (2023)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "Executive Officer, Veera Keralam town panchayat, Coimbatore District",
   "unit": "Veera Keralam town panchayat, Coimbatore District",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Executive Officer, Veera Keralam town panchayat, Coimbatore District"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [],
 "sentence": "1 year rigorous imprisonment, fine amount of Rs.17,000/-",
 "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, Coimbatore convicted an Executive Officer, Veera Keralam town panchayat, Coimbatore District on 30 November 2023. The conviction was for bribery. The sentence recorded is: 1 year rigorous imprisonment, fine amount of Rs.17,000/-. 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": "Executive Officer, Veera Keralam town panchayat, Coimbatore District",
 "department": "Executive Officer, Veera Keralam town panchayat, Coimbatore District",
 "government": "local",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}