Kanchipuram Village Administrative Officer convicted of bribery, Special Court for PC Act Cases, Chengalpattu (2023)
A Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) press note records that the Special Court for PC Act Cases, Chengalpattu convicted a Village Administrative Officer, Revenue Department — Village Administration (Sathanancheri Village, i/c Pinayur Village, Uthiramerur Taluk), Kanchipuram district, on 31 October 2023. The conviction was for bribery, under Section 7 of PC Act, 1988; Section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988. The sentence recorded is: 3 years simple imprisonment u/s 7 and 3 years simple imprisonment u/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) (concurrent); fine: Rs.10,000 u/s 7 and Rs.10,000 u/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d). This is the agency's account of the court's decision; the official's name is withheld, and any later appeal is not reflected unless noted.
This page documents a trial-court conviction from the cited sources below. It is not a High Court or Supreme Court finding; the conviction may have been appealed. Findings are attributed to the convicting court; this record does not add findings of its own.
How verification works →Special Court for PC Act Cases, Chengalpattu convicted the accused public servant on 31 October 2023. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 3 years simple imprisonment u/s 7 and 3 years simple imprisonment u/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) (concurrent); fine: Rs.10,000 u/s 7 and Rs.10,000 u/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)
Sections: Section 7 of PC Act, 1988; Section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988
Appeal status
No appeal known.