State (V&AC, Madurai, Cr.No.2017 trap) v. Madurai Police Sub-Inspector of Police
The Madurai Special Court for PC Act cases on 14 December 2022 convicted the Sub-Inspector of Kadupatti police station for demanding Rs.30,000 (reduced to Rs.15,000) to drop three names from Crime No.131/2017 and accepting Rs.15,000 in a V&AC trap laid on 30 May 2017 outside the police station, sentencing him to 3 years RI under PC Act s.7 and 4 years RI under s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d) concurrently. Seventeen prosecution witnesses and 33 documents were examined at trial. The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) suspended the substantive sentence pending disposal of CRL.A.(MD)No.884 of 2022; the officer's name is redacted in the published order.
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By judgment dated 14 December 2022, the Special Court for Trial of Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Madurai convicted the Sub-Inspector of Police, Kadupatti Police Station, Madurai.
- Register number
- TN 57 CW 0019
- Case reference
- Spl.C.No.2 of 2018
- Court and date
- The Special Court for Trial of Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Madurai, 14 December 2022
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Sub-Inspector of Police, Kadupatti Police Station, Madurai
- 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
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “At the conclusion of the trial, the trial court found the petitioner guilty and sentenced him to undergo 3 years R/I.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs.2,000 fine (s.7) and 4 years RI + Rs.2,000 fine (s.13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)), concurrent; Rs.15,000 trap. Substantive sentence suspended pending appeal (CRL.M.P.(MD)No.16464 of 2022, Justice G. Ilangovan)
- Present status of the proceedings
- An appeal is pending; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Special Court for Trial of Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Madurai convicted the accused police personnel on 14 December 2022. An appeal is pending; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs.2,000 fine (s.7) and 4 years RI + Rs.2,000 fine (s.13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)), concurrent; Rs.15,000 trap. Substantive sentence suspended pending appeal (CRL.M.P.(MD)No.16464 of 2022, Justice G. Ilangovan).
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
Appeal status
Appeal pending. Appeal text