State (DVAC) v. Chengalpattu Police Head Constable
The DVAC press note (Tamil) states HC of Uthiramerur P.S. accepted Rs.5,000 from complainant [name withheld] on 16.12.2008 to release his seized two-wheeler, was convicted by the CJM cum Special Judge, Chengalpattu on 30.01.2019, appealed to the Madras High Court, and Justice Jayachandran confirmed (upheld) the conviction on 21.04.2023. Appeal status verified from this official note; appellate judgment URL pending T2-20 lookup.
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.
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By judgment dated 30 January 2019, the Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge, Chengalpattu convicted the Head Constable, Uthiramerur Police Station, Kancheepuram district (at offence, 2006–2008).
- Register number
- TN 11 CW 0003
- Case reference
- Uthiramerur PS trap case (Crl. Appeal decided 21.04.2023); reported in the judgment of the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Special Judge, Chengalpattu
- Court and date
- The Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge, Chengalpattu, 30 January 2019
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, Uthiramerur Police Station, Kancheepuram district (at offence, 2006–2008)
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Facts in brief
- The DVAC press note (Tamil) states HC of Uthiramerur P.S. accepted Rs.5,000 from complainant [name withheld] on 16.12.2008 to release his seized two-wheeler, was convicted by the CJM cum Special Judge, Chengalpattu on 30.01.2019, appealed to the Madras High Court, and Justice Jayachandran confirmed (upheld) the conviction on 21.04.2023. Appeal status verified from this official note; appellate judgment URL pending T2-20 lookup.
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine u/s 7; 3 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine u/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) (Tamil OCR reads Rs.3,000 on second count; link text Rs.5,000)
- Present status of the proceedings
- The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge, Chengalpattu convicted the accused police personnel on 30 January 2019. The conviction was upheld on appeal.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine u/s 7; 3 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine u/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) (Tamil OCR reads Rs.3,000 on second count; link text Rs.5,000)
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal.