Spl. C.C. No.77/2002; Cr. No.7/2000
The Karnataka Lokayukta's annual report for 2009-10 records that the Special Court, Bellary convicted a Deputy Tahsildar, Revenue Department (Tahsildar office, Kottur), Bellary district, on 9 April 2009 (Spl. C.C. No.77/2002; Cr. No.7/2000). The conviction was for bribery, under Sec. 7, 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The sentence recorded is: As per the list, Accused No.1 was sentenced to 1 year simple imprisonment + fine, and Accused No.2 to 2 years simple imprisonment + Rs.10,000 fine (the list does not map accused numbers to names); fine: Rs.5,000 (Accused No.1); Rs.10,000 (Accused No.2). 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, Bellary convicted the accused public servant on 9 April 2009. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: As per the list, Accused No.1 was sentenced to 1 year simple imprisonment + fine, and Accused No.2 to 2 years simple imprisonment + Rs.10,000 fine (the list does not map accused numbers to names); fine: Rs.5,000 (Accused No.1); Rs.10,000 (Accused No.2)
Sections: Sec. 7, 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Appeal status
No appeal known.