{
 "case_id": "bx-r7-tn-dvac-01-089",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": null,
 "trial_court_name": "Special Court, Cuddalore",
 "court_level": "special_acb",
 "conviction_date": "2023-09-19",
 "conviction_year": 2023,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Tamil Nadu VAO, Periyakappankulam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore district convicted of bribery, Special Court, Cuddalore (2023)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "VAO, Periyakappankulam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore district",
   "unit": "Periyakappankulam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore district",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "VAO, Periyakappankulam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore district"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [],
 "sentence": "2 years rigorous imprisonment, fine amount of Rs.2,000/-",
 "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, Cuddalore convicted a VAO, Periyakappankulam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore district on 19 September 2023. The conviction was for bribery. The sentence recorded is: 2 years rigorous imprisonment, fine amount of Rs.2,000/-. 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": "VAO, Periyakappankulam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore district",
 "department": "VAO, Periyakappankulam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore district",
 "government": "state",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}