# Karikkottakkari Man v. Dy. S.P., VACB Unit-1 Kannur & State of Kerala

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## Report card

By judgment dated 21 January 2026 in Crl.A. No. 1670 of 2013, the Kerala High Court (Coram: A. Badharudeen, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Karikkottakkari Police Station.

- Register number: KL 13 CW 0004
- Case reference: Crl.A. No. 1670 of 2013 / 2026:KER:5210
- Court and date: Kerala High Court (Coram: A. Badharudeen, J.), 21 January 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector of Police, Karikkottakkari Police Station
- 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): “In view of the above, the conviction entered by the Special Court, after properly appreciating the evidence, does not call for any interference.” (at para 30)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction upheld. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 1 year.
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/130490866/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0043)

**Record:** CW-2026-0043 (compiler id CWC-1239); case GAP3-72-001
**Title:** Karikkottakkari Man v. Dy. S.P., VACB Unit-1 Kannur & State of Kerala
**Court:** Kerala High Court; judges: A. Badharudeen
**Case number / citation:** Crl.A. No. 1670 of 2013 / 2026:KER:5210
**Judgment:** 2026-01-21 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2003-05-02 (2003)
**Place:** Kannur, Kerala; city town: Karikkottakkari; police station or unit: Karikkottakkari 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) r/w s.13(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector of Police, Karikkottakkari Police Station (1 in record)
**Victims:** Karikkottakkari man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 1 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The Kerala High Court (single bench) confirmed the conviction of Sub-Inspector of Karikkottakkari Police Station by the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Kozhikode (CC No. 19 of 2005) for demanding and accepting Rs 3,000 in marked notes from an autorickshaw driver to avoid foisting a case on him. The Court held demand and acceptance proved through the complainant corroborated by witnesses and the trap recovery, rejecting the defence of a false case. Accepting the plea for leniency, it reduced the sentence to the statutory minimum of six months' RI with Rs 10,000 fine under s.7 and one year's RI with Rs 10,000 fine under s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2), concurrent. It cancelled the appellant's bail and directed him to surrender forthwith. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In view of the above, the conviction entered by the Special Court, after properly appreciating the evidence, does not call for any interference.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/130490866/)
**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:** 30
**display title redacted:** Karikkottakkari Man v. Dy. S.P., VACB Unit-1 Kannur & State of Kerala
**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': \['court_quote'\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': None, 'action_type': 'Conviction', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Trial court (as recorded in the Kerala High Court judgment)', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Kerala High Court judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '2026:KER:5210', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2026-01-21', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Kerala High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Kerala High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)', 'source': '2026:KER:5210', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/130490866/', '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 confirmed SI's PC Act bribery conviction; sentence reduced to statutory minimum.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction upheld.

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