State (V&AC Chennai CC-II, Crime No.5/AC/2009) v. Chennai Police Grade I Police Constable No.18216
The Chennai Special Judge for PC Act cases on 17 August 2016 convicted Grade I Constable of K-10 Koyambedu Traffic police station for demanding Rs.1,500 from a Scooty rider stopped at the MMDA signal, Arumbakkam on 20 March 2009 for want of an insurance certificate, sentencing him to 6 months RI under PC Act s.7 and one year RI under s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d) with fines. The Madras High Court (Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira) on 29 August 2018 dismissed his appeal (Crl.A.No.684 of 2016), holding the charges proved beyond reasonable doubt, confirmed the conviction and sentence, and ordered him committed to serve the remainder.
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 17 August 2016, the Special Judge for cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, Chennai convicted the Grade I Police Constable No.18216, K-10 Koyambedu Traffic Police Station, Chennai Police.
- Register number
- TN 01 CW 0014
- Case reference
- C.C.No.92/2011 (Crime No.5/AC/2009); Crl.A.No.684/2016 (Madras HC)
- Court and date
- The Special Judge for cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, Chennai, 17 August 2016
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Grade I Police Constable No.18216, K-10 Koyambedu Traffic Police Station, Chennai Police
- 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)
- “In the result, the Criminal Appeal is dismissed. The judgment and sentence passed by the learned Special Judge for the cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at Chennai is confirmed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 6 months RI + Rs.1,000 fine (1 month SI default) under s.7; 1 year RI + Rs.1,000 fine (1 month SI default) under s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d), concurrent, with s.428 set-off
- 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.
Special Judge for cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, Chennai convicted the accused police personnel on 17 August 2016. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 6 months RI + Rs.1,000 fine (1 month SI default) under s.7; 1 year RI + Rs.1,000 fine (1 month SI default) under s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d), concurrent, with s.428 set-off.
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text