# State (V&AC Kanyakumari, Crime No.5 of 2014) v. Kanyakumari Police Sub-Inspector of Police (A1)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagercoil; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 15 September 2017. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Special Judge-cum-CJM, Nagercoil on 15 September 2017 convicted Sub-Inspector of Nithiravilai police station (A1) for demanding Rs.20,000 to delete PW3 name from the FIR in Cr.No.131/2014 (a pathway-dispute assault case in which PW3 was absent from the scene), catching him in a 26 April 2014 V&AC trap near Virivilai bridge, and sentenced him to 2 years SI with fine on each count under PC Act ss.7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d), while acquitting SSI (A2). The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench, Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan) on 12 March 2024 partly allowed his appeal (Crl.A(MD)No.396/2017), confirming the conviction but reducing the sentence to one year SI per count concurrently.

## Report card

By judgment dated 15 September 2017, the Special Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagercoil convicted the Sub-Inspector of Police (A1), Nithiravilai Police Station, Kanyakumari District.

- Register number: TN 74 CW 0010
- Case reference: Crl.A.(MD)No.396 of 2017; reported in the judgment of the Madras High Court
- Court and date: The Special Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagercoil, 15 September 2017
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector of Police (A1), Nithiravilai Police Station, Kanyakumari District
- 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): “Accordingly, this Criminal Appeal is partly allowed \[...\] the conviction passed against the appellant \[...\] in Special Case No.2 of 2015, by the learned Special Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagercoil, vide judgment dated 15.09.2017 is hereby confirmed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial court: 2 years SI + Rs.5,000 fine (6 months SI default) under each count. A2 SSI acquitted by trial court. On appeal: conviction confirmed, sentence reduced to 1 year SI per count, concurrent; fine confirmed
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/41402009/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/41402009/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-04-027)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
- Officers: Sub-Inspector of Police (A1), Nithiravilai Police Station, Kanyakumari District
- Sentence: Trial court: 2 years SI + Rs.5,000 fine (6 months SI default) under each count. A2 SSI acquitted by trial court. On appeal: conviction confirmed, sentence reduced to 1 year SI per count, concurrent; fine confirmed.
- Verification: V2 · Trial court