# State (V&AC Kanniyakumari, Crime No.9/2005) v. S. Soosai Michael (HC) — Special Case No.5 of 2007

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagercoil; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 26 April 2019. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Nagercoil Special Judge-cum-CJM on 26 April 2019 convicted Head Constable S. Soosai Michael of Thuckalay police station for demanding a Rs.350 bribe on 16 November 2005 to file a passport verification report, catching him in a V&AC trap (Crime No.9/2005), and sentenced him to 3 years RI with Rs.5,000 fine on each count under PC Act ss.7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) concurrently. The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench, Justice G. Ilangovan, pronounced 10 January 2025) dismissed his appeal (Crl.A(MD)No.230 of 2019), sustained the conviction, but reduced the punishment to one year RI for each offence.

## Report card

By judgment dated 26 April 2019, the Special Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagercoil convicted the S. Soosai Michael (Head Constable).

- Register number: TN 74 CW 0006
- Case reference: Special Case No.5 of 2007
- Court and date: The Special Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagercoil, 26 April 2019
- Officer(s) at the material time: S. Soosai Michael (Head Constable)
- 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): “For all the reasons stated above, this criminal appeal is dismissed. But however, the punishment imposed on the appellant is reduced to one year RI for each offence.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial court: 3 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine (9 months SI default) for each offence, concurrent. On appeal: conviction sustained, sentence reduced to 1 year RI per offence, concurrent
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/149370957/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/149370957/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-04-016)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
- Officers: S. Soosai Michael (Head Constable)
- Sentence: Trial court: 3 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine (9 months SI default) for each offence, concurrent. On appeal: conviction sustained, sentence reduced to 1 year RI per offence, concurrent.
- Verification: V2 · Trial court