Spl. C.C. No.03/2004; Cr. No.17/2002
The Karnataka Lokayukta's annual report for 2009-10 records that the Special Court, Belgaum convicted a Village Accountant, Revenue Department (Shirgaon), Belgaum district, on 30 December 2009 (Spl. C.C. No.03/2004; Cr. No.17/2002). The conviction was for bribery, under Sec. 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The sentence recorded is: 1 year simple imprisonment + fine, with 6 months further simple imprisonment in default (accused No.1; a private agent co-accused was separately sentenced and is not recorded as an official row); fine: Rs.25,000. 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 Court, Belgaum convicted the accused public servant on 30 December 2009. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 1 year simple imprisonment + fine, with 6 months further simple imprisonment in default (accused No.1; a private agent co-accused was separately sentenced and is not recorded as an official row); fine: Rs.25,000
Sections: Sec. 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Appeal status
No appeal known.