# P. Veeramuthu vs State by Inspector of Police, Vigilance

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## Report card

By judgment dated 13 April 2007 in Criminal Appeal against Spl. C.C. No. 98 of 1991 (Special Judge-cum-CJM, Salem), the Madras High Court (Coram: A.C. Arumugaperumal Adityan, J.) affirmed the conviction of the P. Veeramuthu (Sub-Inspector).

- Register number: TN 27 CW 0001
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal against Spl. C.C. No. 98 of 1991 (Special Judge-cum-CJM, Salem)
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: A.C. Arumugaperumal Adityan, J.), 13 April 2007
- Officer(s) at the material time: P. Veeramuthu (Sub-Inspector)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In the result the appeal is dismissed confirming the Judgment of the learned Special Judge in Spl. C.C. No. 98 of 1991 on the file of Special Judge and First Additional District Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Salem. The accused is convicted …” (at para 34)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 1 year.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/157191328/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2007-0005)

**Record:** CW-2007-0005 (compiler id CWC-0356); case TAMILN-003
**Title:** P. Veeramuthu vs State by Inspector of Police, Vigilance
**Court:** Madras High Court; judges: A.C. Arumugaperumal Adityan
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal against Spl. C.C. No. 98 of 1991 (Special Judge-cum-CJM, Salem)
**Judgment:** 2007-04-13 (2007, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1991-01-23 (1991)
**Place:** Salem, Tamil Nadu; city town: Mecheri; police station or unit: Mecheri Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d); PC Act 1988 s.13(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** P. Veeramuthu (Sub-Inspector) (1 in record)
**Victims:** Mecheri woman (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 1 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Madras High Court dismissed the appeal of Sub-Inspector P. Veeramuthu of Mecheri Police Station, Salem district, confirming his trap-case conviction for demanding and receiving Rs 500 from complainant \[name withheld\] on 23 January 1991 to initiate proceedings in Mecheri PS Crime No. 29 of 1991. Though the complainant turned hostile, the Court sustained the conviction on the trap witness and corroborating evidence, holding the prosecution had proved guilt under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. It held the accused liable to be punished under only one provision and modified the sentence to a single term of one year rigorous imprisonment under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d), with the trial fine of Rs 1,000. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In the result the appeal is dismissed confirming the Judgment of the learned Special Judge in Spl. C.C. No. 98 of 1991 on the file of Special Judge and First Additional District Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Salem. The accused is convicted under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/157191328/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** bribery_pc_act
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** 34
**display title redacted:** P. Veeramuthu vs State by Inspector of Police, Vigilance
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': None, 'action_type': 'Conviction', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Trial court (as recorded in the Madras High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Madras High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': 'Criminal Appeal against Spl. C.C. No. 98 of 1991 (Special Judge-cum-CJM, Salem)', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2007-04-13', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Madras High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Madras High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': 'Criminal Appeal against Spl. C.C. No. 98 of 1991 (Special Judge-cum-CJM, Salem)', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/157191328/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** bribery pc act
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** Madras High Court dismissed appeal and confirmed PC Act conviction of SI P. Veeramuthu for Rs 500 trap bribe, sentencing him to a single term of one year RI.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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