# B. Thiagarajan vs State, Rep. by the \[name withheld\], Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Wing, Theni

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## Report card

By judgment dated 19 February 2019 in Crl.A.(MD) No. 133 of 2013, the Madras High Court (Coram: M. Dhandapani, J., J.) affirmed the conviction of the B. Thiagarajan (Grade-I Constable).

- Register number: TN 60 CW 0004
- Case reference: Crl.A.(MD) No. 133 of 2013 / AIRONLINE 2019 MAD 759
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: M. Dhandapani, J., J.), 19 February 2019
- Officer(s) at the material time: B. Thiagarajan (Grade-I Constable)
- 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): “this Court finds no merit in the appeal and hence, Criminal Appeal is dismissed and the conviction and sentence dated 19.04.2013, passed in Special Case No. 94 of 2011, by the learned Special Judge for Trial of Prevention of Corruption …” (at para 13)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment; maximum substantive term of 1.0 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/33290039/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2019-0002)

**Record:** CW-2019-0002 (compiler id CWC-0368); case TAMILN-004
**Title:** B. Thiagarajan vs State, Rep. by the \[name withheld\], Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Wing, Theni
**Court:** Madras High Court; bench: Madurai; judges: M. Dhandapani, J.
**Case number / citation:** Crl.A.(MD) No. 133 of 2013 / AIRONLINE 2019 MAD 759
**Judgment:** 2019-02-19 (2019, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2009-08-18 (2009)
**Place:** Theni, Tamil Nadu; city town: Andipatti; police station or unit: Chinnamanur Police Station (on deputation at Andipatti check post); 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):** B. Thiagarajan (Grade-I Constable) (1 in record)
**Victims:** Andipatti man; Andipatti man (2 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment; max 1.0 yrs
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed the criminal appeal of Grade-I Police Constable B. Thiagarajan and affirmed his conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. While posted at the Andipatti check post in Theni district, the officer intercepted two motorists on a motorcycle, seized their vehicle documents and mobile phone, and demanded an illegal gratification of Rs 1,000 under threat of a hefty fine. Following a trap laid by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption wing, the officer was caught red-handed accepting the phenolphthalein-treated notes. Justice M. Dhandapani held that the prosecution established the charges beyond reasonable doubt through consistent witness testimony and chemical analysis, confirming the sentence of one year simple imprisonment. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> this Court finds no merit in the appeal and hence, Criminal Appeal is dismissed and the conviction and sentence dated 19.04.2013, passed in Special Case No. 94 of 2011, by the learned Special Judge for Trial of Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Madurai, is confirmed.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/33290039/)
**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:** 13
**display title redacted:** B. Thiagarajan vs State, Rep. by the \[name withheld\], Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Wing, Theni
**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': 'AIRONLINE 2019 MAD 759', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2019-02-19', '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': 'AIRONLINE 2019 MAD 759', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/33290039/', '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:** High Court confirmed conviction of police constable under PC Act for demanding and accepting Rs 1,000 bribe at check post.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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