Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Police stations named in these records

• Thudiyalur 2
• All Women 1
• Chettipalayam 1
• Pollachi 1
• Variety Hall Road 1
• West 1

High Court and Supreme Court findings 2

• Pollachi Man and [name withheld] vs The Secretary to Government & Ors. High Court / Supreme Court · 10 April 2012 · Rs 4.5 lakh (Rs 4,50,000) ordered
  The Madras High Court dismissed writ petitions by Special Sub-Inspector and Inspector challenging the recovery of Rs.1,93,548 and Rs.2,56,452 from their salaries toward the compensation the State paid for the 1997 custodial death of lorry driver [name withheld…
• Coimbatore Man and Anr. vs State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. High Court / Supreme Court · 29 April 2008 · Rs 50,000 ordered
  A Division Bench of the Madras High Court (A.P. Shah, C.J. and Prabha Sridevan, J.) allowed the Coimbatore Bar Association's petition for a disabled practising advocate (post-brain-surgery, low vision) who was kicked and beaten on 14 December 2006 by woman Con…

Trial-court convictions 2

• Coimbatore Police Head Constable convicted of bribery, Special Judge, Coimbatore (2024) Trial-court conviction · 27 September 2024
  HC convicted for demanding and accepting bribe.
• State (DVAC) v. Coimbatore Police Head Constable (HC 262) Trial-court conviction · 27 September 2024
  The DVAC press note (Tamil) states HC 262 [name withheld] of Thudiyalur P.S. demanded Rs.4,600 (settled Rs.4,000) from complainant [name withheld] to release his vehicle and 'take care of the case', threatening remand otherwise, was trapped accepting Rs.4,000 …

Charged, not convicted 4

• Charged, not convicted 16 July 2026
  Tamil Nadu's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption reported that it trapped and arrested a Special Sub-Inspector of Police of Pollachi Police Station, Coimbatore district, on 16 July 2026 while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 70,000 for closing a petition against the complainant. This is an allegation: an arrest in a trap is not a conviction, and the officer is presumed innocent unless a court finds otherwise.
• Charged, not convicted 9 April 2025
  Tamil Nadu's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption reported that it trapped and arrested a Head Constable of Chettipalayam Police Station, Coimbatore district, on 9 April 2025 while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for approving police verification for the complainant's passport application. This is an allegation: an arrest in a trap is not a conviction, and the officer is presumed innocent unless a court finds otherwise.
• Charged, not convicted 9 March 2021
  Tamil Nadu's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption reported that it trapped and arrested a Two Special Sub-Inspectors of Police of Variety Hall Road Police Station, Coimbatore, Coimbatore district, on 9 March 2021 while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,700 for releasing a detained two-wheeler without registering a case. This is an allegation: an arrest in a trap is not a conviction, and the officer is presumed innocent unless a court finds otherwise.
• Charged, not convicted 31 December 2020
  Tamil Nadu's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption reported that it trapped and arrested a Inspector of Police and Head Constable of NIB CID, Coimbatore, Coimbatore district, on 31 December 2020 while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 70,000 for registering a case with a minimum quantity of ganja and releasing the accused on bail. This is an allegation: an arrest in a trap is not a conviction, and the officer is presumed innocent unless a court finds otherwise.