# State (SPE/CBI/ACB/Chennai, RC.12(A)/2007) v. Railway Protection Force Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai; CBI Court). Convicted 18 April 2009. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai on 18 April 2009 convicted RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector, in charge of Milavittan Out Post, Tuticorin, for demanding Rs.2,500 from scrap merchant a Thoothukudi resident to not foist a false railway-property theft case against him and accepting it in a 14 March 2007 CBI trap at the Tirunelveli-Madurai bypass signal, sentencing him to 3 years RI with 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. Jayachandran) on 23 October 2018 dismissed his appeal (Crl.A(MD)No.109/2009), holding the independent witness, co-staff evidence and tainted-money recovery overwhelming, confirmed the conviction and sentence, and ordered him committed to prison.

## Report card

By judgment dated 18 April 2009, the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai convicted the Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge), Railway Protection Force, Milavittan Out Post, Tuticorin.

- Register number: TN 69 CW 0005
- Case reference: Crl.A.(MD)No.109 of 2009; reported in the judgment of the Madras High Court
- Court and date: The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai, 18 April 2009
- Officer(s) at the material time: Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge), Railway Protection Force, Milavittan Out Post, Tuticorin
- 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, this Criminal Appeal is dismissed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs.2,500 fine (6 months RI default) under each count, concurrent, with set-off. Tainted Rs.2,500 recovered from shirt pocket at Tirunelveli-Madurai bypass signal trap; phenolphthalein-positive
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/180988670/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/180988670/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-04-026)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
- Officers: Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge), Railway Protection Force, Milavittan Out Post, Tuticorin
- Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs.2,500 fine (6 months RI default) under each count, concurrent, with set-off. Tainted Rs.2,500 recovered from shirt pocket at Tirunelveli-Madurai bypass signal trap; phenolphthalein-positive.
- Verification: V2 · Trial court