# Balasore Vigilance trap case of 01.12.2014 (IIC Baria PS bribery)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Vigilance Court, Keonjhar (Judge Rashmita Dalei); Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 29 September 2023. Appeal status: No appeal known.

## Summary

The Special Vigilance Court, Keonjhar (Judge Rashmita Dalei) convicted retired Sub-Inspector, former IIC of Baria police station, for demanding and accepting bribes totalling Rs.11,000 from complainant \[name withheld\] to dilute a dowry-torture case against him; Swain was trapped accepting Rs.6,000 on the police station premises on 1 December 2014. The court sentenced him to 4 years rigorous imprisonment with a Rs.3,000 fine after examining 15 witnesses and the Vigilance probe report.

## Report card

By judgment dated 29 September 2023, the Special Vigilance Court, Keonjhar (Judge Rashmita Dalei) convicted the Sub-Inspector (Retired; former IIC, Baria Police Station), Baria Police Station (retired from Nandipada Police Station, Keonjhar); native of Balipadar, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam.

- Register number: OD 09 CW 0003
- Case reference: Balasore Vigilance trap case of 01.12.2014 (CRLA No.1088/2023 on appeal)
- Court and date: The Special Vigilance Court, Keonjhar (Judge Rashmita Dalei), 29 September 2023
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector (Retired; former IIC, Baria Police Station), Baria Police Station (retired from Nandipada Police Station, Keonjhar); native of Balipadar, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract): “A special Vigilance court sentenced a retired police official to four years of imprisonment after convicting him for accepting bribe here, Friday.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 4 years rigorous imprisonment and fine Rs.3,000 (in default further 2 months imprisonment)
- Present status of the proceedings: No appeal is known from the cited sources.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.orissapost.com/ex-cop-gets-4-yr-term-for-graft/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w3-04-001)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Keonjhar, Odisha
- Officers: Sub-Inspector (Retired; former IIC, Baria Police Station), Baria Police Station (retired from Nandipada Police Station, Keonjhar); native of Balipadar, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam
- Sentence: 4 years rigorous imprisonment and fine Rs.3,000 (in default further 2 months imprisonment)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court