# State (VACB) vs A. Sasidharan — CC No.21/2002 (Rs 300 bribe to drop name from Crime 17/99 accused array)

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Trial-court conviction (Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 13 August 2015. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram convicted Venjaramoodu head constable A. Sasidharan in CC 21/2002 on 21-02-2005 for demanding Rs 500 from a Thiruvananthapuram resident on 08-03-1999 to delete his name from the accused array in Crime 17/99 and accepting Rs 300 in tainted currency in a VACB trap on 10-03-1999, sentencing him to one year RI on each PC Act count with Rs 3,000 and Rs 5,000 fines. The Kerala High Court (Crl.A.446/2005, 05-11-2007) confirmed the conviction, and the Supreme Court (Crl.A.952/2008, CJI H.L. Dattu with Justices Arun Mishra and Amitava Roy, 13-08-2015) dismissed the appeal holding the High Court order suffered from no infirmity, directing the police authorities to take him into custody to serve the remaining sentence.

## Report card

By judgment dated 13 August 2015, the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram convicted the A. Sasidharan (Head Constable).

- Register number: KL 01 CW 0007
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal No.952 of 2008; HC Crl.A.No.446 of 2005; trial C.C.No.21 of 2002 (Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram); reported in the judgment of the Supreme Court of India
- Court and date: The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram, 13 August 2015
- Officer(s) at the material time: A. Sasidharan (Head Constable)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “We are of the considered opinion that the judgment and order passed by the High Court does not suffer from any infirmity whatsoever and does not require our interference. Accordingly, the appeal stands dismissed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 1 year RI + Rs 3,000 fine (s.7); 1 year RI + Rs 5,000 fine (s.13), concurrent
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/121625441/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/121625441/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w2-07-004)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Officers: A. Sasidharan (Head Constable)
- Sentence: 1 year RI + Rs 3,000 fine (s.7); 1 year RI + Rs 5,000 fine (s.13), concurrent
- Verification: V2 · Trial court