{
 "case_id": "bx-r7-tn-dvac-01-130",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": "Thanjavur",
 "trial_court_name": "Special Court, Thanjavur",
 "court_level": "special_acb",
 "conviction_date": "2023-02-20",
 "conviction_year": 2023,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Thanjavur Assistant Papanasam Taluk Office, Thanjavur District convicted of bribery, Special Court, Thanjavur (2023)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "Assistant Papanasam Taluk Office, Thanjavur District",
   "unit": "Thanjavur District",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Assistant Papanasam Taluk Office, Thanjavur District"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [],
 "sentence": "2 years rigorous imprisonment and fine amount of Rs.4,000/-",
 "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, Thanjavur convicted an Assistant Papanasam Taluk Office, Thanjavur District on 20 February 2023. The conviction was for bribery. The sentence recorded is: 2 years rigorous imprisonment and fine amount of Rs.4,000/-. 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": "Assistant Papanasam Taluk Office, Thanjavur District",
 "department": "Assistant Papanasam Taluk Office, Thanjavur District",
 "government": "state",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}