Crl.A.No.108/2001 against judgment in CC 63/1999 of Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram
The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram, in CC 63/1999, convicted Head Constable, Station Writer of Fort Police Station, for demanding Rs 1,500 from PW2 on 09-12-1998 to release his bicycle, wrist watch, fountain pen and wallet detained at the station (PW2 had been picked up on a s.446 CrPC realisation warrant as surety), and accepting two Rs 100 decoy notes in a VACB trap laid by the DySP, VACB Thiruvananthapuram. The Kerala High Court (Crl.A.No.108/2001, decided 22-05-2014) held voluntary acceptance of bribe proved, set aside the s.7 conviction, confirmed the conviction under s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2) PC Act, and reduced the sentence to one year's RI with Rs 10,000 fine.
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 in 2000, the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram convicted the Head Constable 4782 (Station Writer), Fort Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Police.
- Register number
- KL 01 CW 0002
- Case reference
- CC 63/1999 (EC & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram); Crl.A.No.108/2001 (Kerala HC)
- Court and date
- The Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram, 2000
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable 4782 (Station Writer), Fort Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Police
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 7 (charged; conviction set aside on appeal) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “3 years of imprisonment, each under Sections 7 and 13(2) of the Act, was imposed on the appellant.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial court: 3 years imprisonment each under ss.7 and 13(2); on appeal (22-05-2014, Justice A. Hariprasad) s.7 conviction set aside, s.13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) conviction confirmed, sentence reduced to 1 year RI + Rs 10,000 fine
- 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 & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram convicted the accused police personnel on 2000. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Trial court: 3 years imprisonment each under ss.7 and 13(2); on appeal (22-05-2014, Justice A. Hariprasad) s.7 conviction set aside, s.13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) conviction confirmed, sentence reduced to 1 year RI + Rs 10,000 fine
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2); PC Act 1988 s.7 (charged; conviction set aside on appeal)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text