State (VACB) vs Raghavan — CC No.38/2008 (Rs 1,000 + liquor bottle bribe to settle assault case)
The Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam convicted Vallikunnam Sub-Inspector Raghavan in CC 38/2008 on 03-02-2011 for demanding Rs 1,000 plus a liquor bottle (and Rs 10,000 compensation) from an Alappuzha resident on 08-11-2002 as illegal gratification to settle a criminal assault case, caught following a VACB Alappuzha trap on his 12-11-2002 complaint. The court imposed three years RI with Rs 20,000 fine on each PC Act count. The Kerala High Court (Justice P. Ubaid, Crl.A.263/2011, 23-06-2017) confirmed the conviction, finding no reason for interference, and reduced the jail terms to six months and one year simple imprisonment with Rs 5,000 fine on each count.
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 23 June 2017, the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam convicted the Raghavan (Sub-Inspector of Police (former)).
- Register number
- KL 04 CW 0003
- Case reference
- Crl.A.No.263 of 2011; trial C.C.No.38/2008 (Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Kottayam); reported in the judgment of the Kerala High Court
- Court and date
- The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam, 23 June 2017
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Raghavan (Sub-Inspector of Police (former))
- 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)
- “I find no reason for interference in appeal. The conviction is only to be confirmed in appeal... the conviction against the appellant in C.C 38/2008 ... is confirmed, and the appeal is disposed of accordingly.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial: 3 years RI + Rs 20,000 fine on each count. On appeal: reduced to 6 months SI (s.7) and 1 year SI (s.13) with Rs 5,000 fine each (default 1 month SI each)
- 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.
Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam convicted the accused police personnel on 23 June 2017. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Trial: 3 years RI + Rs 20,000 fine on each count. On appeal: reduced to 6 months SI (s.7) and 1 year SI (s.13) with Rs 5,000 fine each (default 1 month SI each).
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text