S.C. No.2/2004; Cr. No.8/2001
The Karnataka Lokayukta's annual report for 2008-09 records that the Special Judge's Court, Gadag convicted a Progress Assistant, Taluk Panchayat Office, Hosadurga, Chitradurga district, on 20 November 2008 (S.C. No.2/2004; Cr. No.8/2001). The conviction was for bribery, under 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The sentence recorded is: Simple imprisonment for two years; fine: Rs.5,000. 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 Judge's Court, Gadag convicted the accused public servant on 20 November 2008. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Simple imprisonment for two years; fine: Rs.5,000
Sections: 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Appeal status
No appeal known.