# Hukkeri Police Police Constable (Buckle No. 507) vs State of Karnataka

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## Report card

By judgment dated 14 March 2014 in Criminal Appeal No. 2889/2011, the Karnataka High Court (Coram: K.N. Phaneendra, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Police Constable (Buckle No. 507), Hukkeri Police Station, Belgaum.

- Register number: KA 22 CW 0006
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 2889/2011
- Court and date: Karnataka High Court (Coram: K.N. Phaneendra, J.), 14 March 2014
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police Constable (Buckle No. 507), Hukkeri Police Station, Belgaum
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Therefore, looking to the above facts and circumstances of the case and also the evidence relied upon by the prosecution though the official favour was not in existence to be shown in favour of the complainant by the accused, nevertheless, …” (at para 34)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 2 years.
- 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/144071803/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2014-0023)

**Record:** CW-2014-0023 (compiler id CWC-1229); case GAP3-59-001
**Title:** Hukkeri Police Police Constable (Buckle No. 507) vs State of Karnataka
**Court:** Karnataka High Court; bench: Dharwad; judges: K.N. Phaneendra
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 2889/2011
**Judgment:** 2014-03-14 (2014, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2007-05-12 (2007)
**Place:** Belagavi, Karnataka (district at time: Belgaum); city town: Hukkeri; police station or unit: Hukkeri Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Police Constable (Buckle No. 507), Hukkeri Police Station, Belgaum (1 in record)
**Victims:** Hukkeri resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 2 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The judgment of the Karnataka High Court records the following account. Police Constable (Buckle No. 507) of Hukkeri Police Station demanded Rs.500 from villager a Hukkeri resident in May 2007 to not harass him over a land-dispute compromise, threatening lock-up, and was caught in a Lokayukta trap with phenolphthalein-smeared notes and a positive hand wash. The Special Judge, Belgaum, convicted him under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act on 26 November 2011. The High Court held receiving illegal remuneration he was not entitled to attracted Section 13(1)(d)(i) though no official favour was pending, and rejected the sanction challenge. It set aside the Section 7 conviction but confirmed the 2-year RI plus Rs.3,000 fine under Section 13(1)(d), directing surrender. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Therefore, looking to the above facts and circumstances of the case and also the evidence relied upon by the prosecution though the official favour was not in existence to be shown in favour of the complainant by the accused, nevertheless, the accused who was not entitled for any money from the complainant, he has received the said illegal remuneration from the complainant and thereby the Section 13(1)(d)(i) is definitely attracted.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/144071803/)
**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:** Hukkeri Police Police Constable (Buckle No. 507) vs State of Karnataka
**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 Karnataka High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Karnataka High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': 'Criminal Appeal No. 2889/2011', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2014-03-14', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Karnataka High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Karnataka 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 No. 2889/2011', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/144071803/', '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:** HC judgment verified on IK; PC Act s.13(1)(d) bribery conviction of constable confirmed (s.7 set aside), surrender ordered.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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