State (V&AC Nagercoil, Crime No.2/1999) v. Chinnamoni (A1, SSI) & P. Paul Nadar (A2, HC) — Special Case No.3 of 2002
The Nagercoil CJM-cum-Special Judge on 5 December 2007 convicted SSI Chinnamoni (A1) and Head Constable P. Paul Nadar (A2) of Kanyakumari police station for detaining a motorcyclist on 4 October 1999 on a false illicit-liquor pretext, snatching Rs.370, extracting Rs.1,000 and demanding a further Rs.1,000 to release his motorcycle, for which a V&AC trap caught A2 receiving tainted money in the station verandah, sentencing each to 5 years RI with Rs.10,000 fine per count under PC Act ss.7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e). The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench, Justice S. Palanivelu) on 30 July 2010 dismissed both appeals (Crl.A(MD)Nos.649-650 of 2007), holding the charges proved beyond reasonable doubt, but reduced the sentence to one year RI per count given the length of proceedings.
This page documents a trial-court conviction from the cited sources below. It is not a High Court or Supreme Court finding; the conviction may have been appealed. Findings are attributed to the convicting court; this record does not add findings of its own.
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By judgment dated 5 December 2007, the Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Special Judge, Nagercoil convicted 2 police personnel, namely: Chinnamoni (Special Sub-Inspector of Police (A1; Sub-Inspector at offence)); P. Paul Nadar (Head Constable 307 (A2)).
- Register number
- TN 74 CW 0002
- Case reference
- Special Case No.3 of 2002
- Court and date
- The Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Special Judge, Nagercoil, 5 December 2007
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Chinnamoni (Special Sub-Inspector of Police (A1; Sub-Inspector at offence)); P. Paul Nadar (Head Constable 307 (A2))
- 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)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “In the result, both the appeals are dismissed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial court: 5 years RI + Rs.10,000 fine (1 year RI default) for each offence. On appeal (30.07.2010): conviction confirmed but sentence reduced to 1 year RI per count, concurrent; fine unchanged; warrant to commit both to prison
- Present status of the proceedings
- The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Special Judge, Nagercoil convicted the accused police personnel on 5 December 2007. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Trial court: 5 years RI + Rs.10,000 fine (1 year RI default) for each offence. On appeal (30.07.2010): conviction confirmed but sentence reduced to 1 year RI per count, concurrent; fine unchanged; warrant to commit both to prison.
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(e)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text