# J. Leela v. State rep. by \[name withheld\], Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Dharmapuri

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## Report card

By judgment dated 19 June 2020 in Crl.A.(MD) No.76 of 2012 with Crl.M.P.(MD) No.10840 of 2019, the Madras High Court (Coram: P. Velmurugan, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Inspector General of Police, Tamil Nadu Police, Salem Zone.

- Register number: TN 27 CW 0008
- Case reference: Crl.A.(MD) No.76 of 2012 with Crl.M.P.(MD) No.10840 of 2019
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: P. Velmurugan, J.), 19 June 2020
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector General of Police, Tamil Nadu Police, Salem Zone
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “A careful reading of the grounds of the appeal and also the submissions made by both the counsel and also a careful reading of the oral and documentary evidence, this court is of the view that the trial Court has …” (at para 19)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 3 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/107795657/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2020-0019)

**Record:** CW-2020-0019 (compiler id CWC-1295); case GAP3-88-005
**Title:** J. Leela v. State rep. by \[name withheld\], Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Dharmapuri
**Court:** Madras High Court; bench: Madurai; judges: P. Velmurugan
**Case number / citation:** Crl.A.(MD) No.76 of 2012 with Crl.M.P.(MD) No.10840 of 2019
**Judgment:** 2020-06-19 (2020, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1998-01-01 (1998)
**Place:** Salem, Tamil Nadu; city town: Salem; police station or unit: Office of the Inspector General of Police, Salem Zone; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Conviction upheld (conviction_upheld)
**Sections:** PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(e)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Inspector General of Police, Tamil Nadu Police, Salem Zone (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 3 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. DVAC Dharmapuri charge-sheeted Tamil Nadu cadre officer, who rose from DSP to Inspector General of Police, Salem Zone, for holding about Rs.33.58 lakh in assets disproportionate to his known income during the check period 01.01.1998-30.06.2001. The Special Court for Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Cases, Madurai convicted him on 30.03.2012 under section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the PC Act, 1988, sentencing him to 3 years rigorous imprisonment and a Rs.10,000 fine, while acquitting four family co-accused. He appealed in 2012, died during pendency, and his widow \[name withheld\] was substituted on 26.11.2014 to continue the appeal. On 19.06.2020 the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court held the prosecution had proved the disproportion beyond reasonable doubt and confirmed the conviction, though the custodial sentence stood abated on the appellant's death. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> A careful reading of the grounds of the appeal and also the submissions made by both the counsel and also a careful reading of the oral and documentary evidence, this court is of the view that the trial Court has rightly appreciated evidence of the prosecution and rejected the defence of the appellant and come to the conclusion that the appellant has committed the offences under Sections 13(2) r/w 13(i)(e) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and rightly convicted and sentenced him to undergo a rigourous imprisonment of 3 years and also imposed a fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default to undergo 3 months simple imprisonment and also found out that there is no material to convict the other accused.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/107795657/)
**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:** 19
**display title redacted:** J. Leela v. State rep. by \[name withheld\], Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Dharmapuri
**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': \[\]}
**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': 'Crl.A.(MD) No.76 of 2012 with Crl.M.P.(MD) No.10840 of 2019', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2020-06-19', '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': 'Crl.A.(MD) No.76 of 2012 with Crl.M.P.(MD) No.10840 of 2019', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/107795657/', '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 dismissed appeal and confirmed IGP's PC Act disproportionate-assets conviction; custodial sentence abated on his death.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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