Spl. C.C. No.3/2006; Cr. No.8/2005
The Karnataka Lokayukta's annual report for 2009-10 records that the Special Court, Dharwad convicted a Warranting Officer, Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation, Hubli, on 31 March 2010 (Spl. C.C. No.3/2006; Cr. No.8/2005). The conviction was for bribery, under Sec. 7, 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The sentence recorded is: 6 months simple imprisonment + fine (Sec. 7); 1 year simple imprisonment + fine (Sec. 13(1)(d)), with further simple imprisonment in default; fine: Rs.2,000 + Rs.3,000. 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, Dharwad convicted the accused public servant on 31 March 2010. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 6 months simple imprisonment + fine (Sec. 7); 1 year simple imprisonment + fine (Sec. 13(1)(d)), with further simple imprisonment in default; fine: Rs.2,000 + Rs.3,000
Sections: Sec. 7, 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Appeal status
No appeal known.