State (Lokayukt Establishment) v. Madhya Pradesh Police Assistant Sub-Inspector
ASI of PS Kotwali Seoni was convicted under PC Act ss.7 and 13(1)(d)/13(2) for demanding Rs 4,000 and receiving Rs 2,000 on 4 March 2016 from complainant [name withheld] for acting on her FIR, with the prosecution alleging he had already taken Rs 1 lakh from her in the same matter; he drew an effective 4 years RI with a Rs 10,000 fine. On 16 January 2019 the MP High Court (CRA 45/2019) suspended the sentence and granted bail, noting the demand transcription showed no specific bribe demand; the appeal remains pending. CAVEAT: trial-court name and conviction date are per the HC bail order's reference (judgment dated 13.12.2018); the trial judgment itself is not online.
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 16 January 2019, the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Seoni (inferred from PS Kotwali Seoni jurisdiction; HC bail order dates the judgment 13.12.2018 without naming the court) convicted the Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Kotwali, District Seoni, Madhya Pradesh Police.
- Register number
- MP 22 CW 0001
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No. 45 of 2019; reported in the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Seoni (inferred from PS Kotwali Seoni jurisdiction; HC bail order dates the judgment 13.12.2018 without naming the court), 16 January 2019
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Kotwali, District Seoni, Madhya Pradesh 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
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “A perusal of record reveals that appellant stands convicted under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and has been sentenced to undergo effective rigorous imprisonment for a period of 4 years …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 4 years effective rigorous imprisonment + Rs 10,000 fine with default stipulation
- Present status of the proceedings
- An appeal is pending; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Seoni (inferred from PS Kotwali Seoni jurisdiction; HC bail order dates the judgment 13.12.2018 without naming the court) convicted the accused police personnel on 16 January 2019. An appeal is pending; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 4 years effective rigorous imprisonment + Rs 10,000 fine with default stipulation
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
Appeal status
Appeal pending. Appeal text