# VACB Malappuram trap of 28-08-2009 (Rs 500 motor-vehicle-release bribe; VC case, CC number not stated)

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Trial-court conviction (Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge (Vigilance), Kozhikode; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 29 September 2019. Appeal status: No appeal known.

## Summary

Kerala VACB’s official press note dated 29-09-2019 records that former Head Constable of Kokkal Police Station (Malappuram) was sentenced by the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge (Vigilance), Kozhikode to 2 years’ rigorous imprisonment with Rs 10,000 fine for demanding Rs 500 from a Malappuram man of Malappuram on 28-08-2009 to release his motorcycle seized in a motor-vehicle case, caught the same day in the Malappuram VACB unit trap laid by DYSP P. Abdul Hameed (investigation: former Inspector of Police K.L. Radhakrishnan, Malappuram VACB unit; prosecution: Additional Legal Advisor C.\[name withheld\]).

## Report card

By judgment dated 29 September 2019, the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge (Vigilance), Kozhikode convicted the Head Constable (former), Kokkal Police Station, Malappuram, Kerala Police.

- Register number: KL 10 CW 0002
- Case reference: VACB Malappuram trap of 28-08-2009 (Rs 500 motor-vehicle-release bribe; VC case, CC number not stated); reported in the judgment of the Kerala High Court
- Court and date: The Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge (Vigilance), Kozhikode, 29 September 2019
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable (former), Kokkal Police Station, Malappuram, Kerala Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Facts in brief: Kerala VACB’s official press note dated 29-09-2019 records that former Head Constable of Kokkal Police Station (Malappuram) was sentenced by the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge (Vigilance), Kozhikode to 2 years’ rigorous imprisonment with Rs 10,000 fine for demanding Rs 500 from a Malappuram man of Malappuram on 28-08-2009 to release his motorcycle seized in a motor-vehicle case, caught the same day in the Malappuram VACB unit trap laid by DYSP P. Abdul Hameed (investigation: former Inspector of Police K.L. Radhakrishnan, Malappuram VACB unit; prosecution: Additional Legal Advisor C.\[name withheld\]).
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2 years rigorous imprisonment + Rs 10,000 fine (Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge (Vigilance), Kozhikode)
- Present status of the proceedings: No appeal is known from the cited sources.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://web.archive.org/web/20210421203655/https://www.vigilance.kerala.gov.in/public/pdf/press/press_2019/press_29-09-19-2.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w3-16-022)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Malappuram (Kottakkal PS; trial at Kozhikode), Kerala
- Officers: Head Constable (former), Kokkal Police Station, Malappuram, Kerala Police
- Sentence: 2 years rigorous imprisonment + Rs 10,000 fine (Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge (Vigilance), Kozhikode)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court