State (VACB) vs S. Navas — CC No.12/2014 (Rs 1,000 bribe for passport verification)
The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram convicted Thumba Senior Civil Police Officer S. Navas in CC 12/2014 on 26-05-2020 for demanding on 15-11-2012 and accepting on 23-11-2012 Rs 1,000 as illegal gratification from PW1 as a motive for verifying his passport application, sentencing him to three years simple imprisonment with Rs 20,000 and Rs 30,000 fines on the two PC Act counts. The Kerala High Court (Justice A. Badharudeen, Crl.A.488/2020, 26-09-2025, 2025:KER:72309) confirmed the conviction and reduced the sentence to six months and one year simple imprisonment with Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 fines.
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 26 September 2025, the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram convicted the S. Navas (Senior Civil Police Officer (Gr) T 9170 (former)).
- Register number
- KL 01 CW 0015
- Case reference
- Crl.A.No.488 of 2020; trial C.C.No.12 of 2014 (Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram); reported in the judgment of the Kerala High Court
- Court and date
- The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram, 26 September 2025
- Officer(s) at the material time
- S. Navas (Senior Civil Police Officer (Gr) T 9170 (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)
- “The demand and acceptance of Rs 1,000 by the accused on 23.11.2012 are proved beyond reasonable doubt and therefore, the Special Court rightly entered into conviction... Conviction ... is confirmed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial: 3 years SI + Rs 20,000 fine (s.7); 3 years SI + Rs 30,000 fine (s.13). On appeal: reduced to 6 months SI + Rs 10,000 (s.7, default 1 month) and 1 year SI + Rs 15,000 (s.13, default 45 days)
- 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, Thiruvananthapuram convicted the accused police personnel on 26 September 2025. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Trial: 3 years SI + Rs 20,000 fine (s.7); 3 years SI + Rs 30,000 fine (s.13). On appeal: reduced to 6 months SI + Rs 10,000 (s.7, default 1 month) and 1 year SI + Rs 15,000 (s.13, default 45 days).
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