# State v. Kerala Police Assistant Sub-Inspector

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Trial-court conviction (Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Thalassery; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted date not stated; official PDF dated 19 August 2026; release index dated 20 August 2026; exact judgment date not stated. Appeal status: Unknown.

## Summary

Kerala VACB records that the Thalassery Vigilance Court convicted a former Assistant Sub-Inspector in the Pulppalli Circle Inspector's office for accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe after threatening to add a Gudalur complainant to a kidnapping case registered against a relative in 2016. The release describes a Rs 30,000 demand and acceptance of the first instalment in a vigilance trap. It reports seven years of imprisonment across statutory counts and a Rs 50,000 fine, but gives no count-wise terms or concurrency direction. The PDF is dated 19 August 2026 while the official release index lists 20 August; neither date is coded as the exact conviction date. Later appeal outcome is unverified.

## Report card

By judgment (date not stated in the sources; official PDF dated 19 August 2026; release index dated 20 August 2026; exact judgment date not stated), the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Thalassery convicted the Assistant Sub-Inspector, Circle Inspector office, Pulppalli, Kerala Police.

- Register number: KL 12 CW 0006
- Case reference: State v. Kerala Police Assistant Sub-Inspector
- Court and date: The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Thalassery
- Officer(s) at the material time: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Circle Inspector office, Pulppalli, Kerala Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Facts in brief: Kerala VACB records that the Thalassery Vigilance Court convicted a former Assistant Sub-Inspector in the Pulppalli Circle Inspector's office for accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe after threatening to add a Gudalur complainant to a kidnapping case registered against a relative in 2016. The release describes a Rs 30,000 demand and acceptance of the first instalment in a vigilance trap. It reports seven years of imprisonment across statutory counts and a Rs 50,000 fine, but gives no count-wise terms or concurrency direction. The PDF is dated 19 August 2026 while the official release index lists 20 August; neither date is coded as the exact conviction date. Later appeal outcome is unverified.
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Seven years of imprisonment across counts and Rs 50,000 fine, as reported by VACB; count-wise terms and effective maximum term not stated
- Present status of the proceedings: Whether the conviction was appealed is not known from the cited sources.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://vigilance.kerala.gov.in/storage/pressreleases/hfnW1UpbGTanxOgQf9wbOpcS6VoOfIH3lSVKKc08.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-20261006-001)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Wayanad, Kerala
- Officers: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Circle Inspector office, Pulppalli, Kerala Police
- Sentence: Seven years of imprisonment across counts and Rs 50,000 fine, as reported by VACB; count-wise terms and effective maximum term not stated.
- Verification: V1 · Trial court