# State (VACB) vs Malappuram Police Civil Police Officer at time of offence (Grade Senior Civil Police Officer, Vadanappally PS, Thrissur, at conviction)

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Trial-court conviction (Vigilance Court, Kozhikode (Judge Shibu Thomas); Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 30 January 2026. Appeal status: No appeal known.

## Summary

Kozhikode Vigilance Court Judge Shibu Thomas convicted civil police officer of demanding and accepting a bribe in a 2017 Thenhipalam forgery case he was handling. \[name withheld\] threatened to implicate the complainant's wife as an accused, forcibly collected Rs 2,000 initially, and was caught red-handed by the VACB Northern Range team while accepting the remaining Rs 3,000 of the Rs 5,000 demand. The court found him guilty under two sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and imposed four years' rigorous imprisonment with Rs 50,000 total fine.

## Report card

By judgment dated 30 January 2026, the Vigilance Court, Kozhikode (Judge Shibu Thomas) convicted the Civil Police Officer at time of offence (Grade Senior Civil Police Officer, Vadanappally PS, Thrissur, at conviction), Thenhipalam Police Station, Malappuram district (native of Ramanattukara).

- Register number: KL 10 CW 0003
- Case reference: State (VACB) vs Malappuram Police Civil Police Officer at time of offence (Grade Senior Civil Police Officer, Vadanappally PS, Thrissur, at conviction)
- Court and date: The Vigilance Court, Kozhikode (Judge Shibu Thomas), 30 January 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Civil Police Officer at time of offence (Grade Senior Civil Police Officer, Vadanappally PS, Thrissur, at conviction), Thenhipalam Police Station, Malappuram district (native of Ramanattukara)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Shibu Thomas on Friday found \[name withheld\] guilty under two sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years RI plus Rs 25,000 fine under s.7; 4 years RI plus Rs 25,000 fine under s.13(2) (total fine Rs 50,000)
- Present status of the proceedings: No appeal is known from the cited sources.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://vigilance.kerala.gov.in/storage/pressreleases/tD7wqjTDthlPbWhsi4ixaZ6lCd1Dd6tlBj161mYU.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-11-002)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Malappuram, Kerala
- Officers: Civil Police Officer at time of offence (Grade Senior Civil Police Officer, Vadanappally PS, Thrissur, at conviction), Thenhipalam Police Station, Malappuram district (native of Ramanattukara)
- Sentence: 3 years RI plus Rs 25,000 fine under s.7; 4 years RI plus Rs 25,000 fine under s.13(2) (total fine Rs 50,000)
- Verification: V1 · Trial court