# Vigilance Trap Case (PC Act)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge, Vigilance, Anugul; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 3 July 2026. Appeal status: No appeal known.

## Summary

ASI convicted for demanding and accepting Rs 15,000 bribe to release a seized mobile phone.

## Report card

By judgment dated 3 July 2026, the Special Judge, Vigilance, Anugul convicted the ASI, Industrial Police Station, Nisha, Anugul (later SDPO Office Palalahada, Anugul).

- Register number: OD 19 CW 0004
- Case reference: Vigilance Trap Case (PC Act); reported in the judgment of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Angul
- Court and date: The Special Judge, Vigilance, Anugul, 3 July 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: ASI, Industrial Police Station, Nisha, Anugul (later SDPO Office Palalahada, Anugul)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “\[name withheld\], Ex-ASI of Police, Industrial Police Station, Nisha, Anugola, and presently posted as ASI at the SDPO Office, Palalahada, Anugola, was today sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Anugola.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 4 years rigorous imprisonment + fine
- Present status of the proceedings: No appeal is known from the cited sources.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://pragativadi.com/corrupt-ex-asi-in-anugola-gets-4-year-jail-after-conviction-in-bribery-case/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/T2LC-03-007)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Angul, Odisha
- Officers: ASI, Industrial Police Station, Nisha, Anugul (later SDPO Office Palalahada, Anugul)
- Sentence: 4 years rigorous imprisonment + fine
- Verification: V2 · Trial court