{
 "case_id": "t2s-mp-001",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "verification_status": "V2",
 "gate_status": "V2",
 "verified_by": "swarm-verify-cop-mp-trial",
 "verified_at": "2026-09-24T00:00:00Z",
 "verdict_note": "Verified against the cited source.",
 "state": "Madhya Pradesh",
 "district": "Dhar",
 "court": "Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Dhar",
 "court_level": "special_acb",
 "trial_court_name": "Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Dhar",
 "case_title": "State of Madhya Pradesh through Special Police Establishment, Lokayukta v. Madhya Pradesh Police Assistant Sub-Inspector",
 "case_number": "SC Lok No. 07/2019",
 "conviction_date": "2025-08-29",
 "conviction_year": 2025,
 "date_precision": "day",
 "incident_date": "2017-09-19",
 "incident_year": 2017,
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "raw_subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "trial_court_conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "name": null,
   "rank": "Assistant Sub-Inspector",
   "role": "convicted",
   "unit": "Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Manavar, District Dhar (on deputation from Madhya Pradesh Police)",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Assistant Sub-Inspector, Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Manavar, District Dhar (on deputation from Madhya Pradesh Police)"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [
  {
   "name": null,
   "gender": "male",
   "descriptor": "Dhar man"
  }
 ],
 "sections": [
  "Section 7, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988",
  "Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988"
 ],
 "sentence": "Rigorous Imprisonment for 4 years with fine of Rs.10,000/-; default stipulation of additional 2 months RI for each offence; sentences to run concurrently",
 "sentence_type": null,
 "sentence_max_years": null,
 "appeal_status": "none_known",
 "appeal_url": null,
 "source_kind": "judgment",
 "source_agency": null,
 "primary_source_url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/37338409/",
 "secondary_sources": [],
 "summary": "The Special Judge convicted an Assistant Sub-Inspector posted at Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Manavar, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from a complainant for renewal of a trading license. The trial court found the demand and acceptance proved through trap proceedings, recovery of tainted currency notes, and positive phenolphthalein test. The High Court later suspended the sentence pending appeal on 17 December 2025.",
 "court_quote": "The appellant/accused has been convicted for demanding Rs.10,000/- from [name withheld] (PW-2) in connection for renewal of license of Riddesh Trading Company and assessment year 2016-2017 on 19.09.2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the office of Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Manavar District Dhar in pursuance of trap laid down by Lokayukt team.",
 "confidence": "medium",
 "tier": "Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded",
 "source_job": "cop-mp-trial",
 "verification_badge": "V2 · Externally reported",
 "tier_badge": "Externally reported",
 "subcategory_display": "bribery pc act",
 "last_checked": "2026-09-24",
 "followup_status": "checked",
 "followup_history": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-24",
   "scope": "Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark)."
  }
 ],
 "case_title_or_number": "State of Madhya Pradesh through Special Police Establishment, Lokayukta v. Madhya Pradesh Police Assistant Sub-Inspector",
 "service": "police",
 "watch": "babuwatch"
}