# State (V&AC, Madurai, Cr.No.2017 trap) v. Madurai Police Sub-Inspector of Police

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Trial-court conviction (Special Court for Trial of Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Madurai; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 14 December 2022. Appeal status: Appeal pending.

## Summary

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.

## Report card

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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/173424380/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/173424380/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-04-003)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Officers: Sub-Inspector of Police, Kadupatti Police Station, Madurai
- 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).
- Verification: V2 · Trial court