# Hiriyur Police Circle Inspector of Police vs The State of Karnataka (by Lokayukta Police, Chitradurga)

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## Report card

By judgment dated 3 August 2018 in Criminal Appeal No. 1360 of 2010, the Karnataka High Court (Coram: N.K. Sudhindrarao, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Circle Inspector of Police, Hosadurga, Chitradurga district.

- Register number: KA 16 CW 0002
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No. 1360 of 2010
- Court and date: Karnataka High Court (Coram: N.K. Sudhindrarao, J.), 3 August 2018
- Officer(s) at the material time: Circle Inspector of Police, Hosadurga, Chitradurga district
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “From all angles, the guilt of the accused in demanding and receiving of bribe of Rs.1,00,000/- is established and the learned trial Judge was right in finding the accused guilty of having committed the offence punishable under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) …” (at para 80)
- 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/31961812/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2018-0026)

**Record:** CW-2018-0026 (compiler id CWC-1233); case GAP3-61-002
**Title:** Hiriyur Police Circle Inspector of Police vs The State of Karnataka (by Lokayukta Police, Chitradurga)
**Court:** Karnataka High Court; judges: N.K. Sudhindrarao
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal No. 1360 of 2010
**Judgment:** 2018-08-03 (2018, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2007-03-12 (2007)
**Place:** Chitradurga, Karnataka; city town: Hiriyur; police station or unit: Hiriyur Circle, Chitradurga; 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) r/w s.13(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Circle Inspector of Police, Hosadurga, Chitradurga district (1 in record)
**Victims:** Hiriyur man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 2 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The judgment of the Karnataka High Court records the following account. Minerals trader \[name withheld\] complained that Circle Inspector demanded Rs.1,00,000 as bribe for non-interference in his mines business, and the officer was caught red-handed in a Lokayukta trap. The Special Court at Chitradurga convicted him under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the PC Act, sentencing him to 3 and 5 years' simple imprisonment with fines. The Karnataka High Court held the demand and acceptance proved beyond reasonable doubt, rejected the jurisdictional objection to the Bengaluru Lokayukta police, and confirmed the conviction. The court reduced the sentence on health grounds to 1 year plus Rs.15,000 fine (s.7) and 2 years plus Rs.75,000 fine (s.13), concurrent. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> From all angles, the guilt of the accused in demanding and receiving of bribe of Rs.1,00,000/- is established and the learned trial Judge was right in finding the accused guilty of having committed the offence punishable under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the P.C. Act, 1988.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/31961812/)
**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:** 80
**display title redacted:** Hiriyur Police Circle Inspector of Police vs The State of Karnataka (by Lokayukta Police, Chitradurga)
**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': 'wrong_facts', 'corrections_applied': \['officers'\]}
**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. 1360 of 2010', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2018-08-03', '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. 1360 of 2010', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/31961812/', '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 Indian Kanoon; PC Act bribery conviction of Circle Inspector confirmed, sentence reduced.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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