# State v. Kerala Police Senior Civil Police Officer

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Trial-court conviction (Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kollam; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted date not stated; official release dated 1 April 2026; exact judgment date not stated. Appeal status: Unknown.

## Summary

Kerala VACB records that the Kollam Vigilance Court convicted a Senior Civil Police Officer, formerly at Pathanamthitta police station and later at Malakkappara, for accepting Rs 10,000 to submit a final report favourable to a complainant accused in a 2014 case. The release describes a Rs 20,000 demand and acceptance of the first instalment in a vigilance trap. It reports seven years of rigorous imprisonment across counts and a Rs 20,000 fine. The count-wise terms, concurrency and effective maximum are not stated. The official release is dated 1 April 2026; the exact conviction date and later appeal outcome remain unverified.

## Report card

By judgment (date not stated in the sources; official release dated 1 April 2026; exact judgment date not stated), the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kollam convicted the Senior Civil Police Officer, Pathanamthitta Police Station (later Malakkappara Police Station), Kerala Police.

- Register number: KL 03 CW 0003
- Case reference: State v. Kerala Police Senior Civil Police Officer
- Court and date: The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kollam
- Officer(s) at the material time: Senior Civil Police Officer, Pathanamthitta Police Station (later Malakkappara Police Station), 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 Kollam Vigilance Court convicted a Senior Civil Police Officer, formerly at Pathanamthitta police station and later at Malakkappara, for accepting Rs 10,000 to submit a final report favourable to a complainant accused in a 2014 case. The release describes a Rs 20,000 demand and acceptance of the first instalment in a vigilance trap. It reports seven years of rigorous imprisonment across counts and a Rs 20,000 fine. The count-wise terms, concurrency and effective maximum are not stated. The official release is dated 1 April 2026; the exact conviction date and later appeal outcome remain unverified.
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Seven years of rigorous imprisonment across counts and Rs 20,000 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/cp9FWOm3GQbvAiPbONoC0zj9i0Sz3ofiWNoNvp0A.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-20261006-002)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Pathanamthitta, Kerala
- Officers: Senior Civil Police Officer, Pathanamthitta Police Station (later Malakkappara Police Station), Kerala Police
- Sentence: Seven years of rigorous imprisonment across counts and Rs 20,000 fine, as reported by VACB; count-wise terms and effective maximum term not stated.
- Verification: V1 · Trial court