# State (V&AC Madurai, Cr.No.2/2003) v. Madurai Police Sub-Inspector of Police (A1)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Court for Trial of Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Madurai; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 17 April 2015. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Madurai Special Court for PC Act cases on 17 April 2015 convicted Sub-Inspector of Thirumangalam Taluk police station for demanding and accepting a Rs.2,000 bribe in January 2003 to return a cheque to a woman complainant whose family was arrayed in Crime No.3/2003, sentencing him to 1 year RI under PC Act s.7 and 2 years RI under s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2) after tainted notes were recovered from his station diary in a V&AC trap. His fellow Sub-Inspector (A2) was acquitted as he never handled the notes. The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) on 6 January 2020 dismissed \[name withheld\]'s appeal, holding demand, acceptance and recovery clearly proved, and directed the trial court to commit him to prison.

## Report card

By judgment dated 17 April 2015, the Special Court for Trial of Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Madurai convicted the Sub-Inspector of Police (A1), Thirumangalam Taluk Police Station, Madurai District.

- Register number: TN 57 CW 0009
- Case reference: Spl.Case No.11 of 2011
- Court and date: The Special Court for Trial of Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Madurai, 17 April 2015
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector of Police (A1), Thirumangalam Taluk Police Station, Madurai District
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “appellant was convicted for the offence under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to undergo one year RI and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 1 year RI + Rs.5,000 fine (s.7) and 2 years RI + Rs.10,000 fine (s.13), concurrent; tainted notes recovered from behind a diary at the station. A2 (fellow SI) acquitted by trial court. Appeal (Crl.A(MD)No.129/2015) dismissed; conviction and sentence confirmed by Madras HC (Madurai Bench, Justice M. Nirmal Kumar) on 6 January 2020
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/179653898/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/179653898/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-04-007)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Officers: Sub-Inspector of Police (A1), Thirumangalam Taluk Police Station, Madurai District
- Sentence: 1 year RI + Rs.5,000 fine (s.7) and 2 years RI + Rs.10,000 fine (s.13), concurrent; tainted notes recovered from behind a diary at the station. A2 (fellow SI) acquitted by trial court. Appeal (Crl.A(MD)No.129/2015) dismissed; conviction and sentence confirmed by Madras HC (Madurai Bench, Justice M. Nirmal Kumar) on 6 January 2020.
- Verification: V1 · Trial court