# State (V&AC Salem, Cr.No.1/AC/Spl.91) v. Salem Police Sub-Inspector of Police

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge and I Additional District Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Salem; Special Court (ACB)). Convicted 20 October 2000. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

The Madras High Court records that Sub-Inspector of Mecheri Police Station demanded and received Rs.500 from a complainant on 23.01.1991 for initiating proceedings in a pending assault case. The Special Judge, Salem convicted him on 20.10.2000 under PC Act sections 7 and 13(1)(d). On 13.04.2007 the High Court dismissed his appeal, confirming the conviction while merging the sentence into a single 1-year RI term.

## Report card

By judgment dated 20 October 2000, the Special Judge and I Additional District Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Salem convicted the Sub-Inspector of Police, Mecheri Police Station, Salem.

- Register number: TN 27 CW 0002
- Case reference: Crl.A. No. 1045 of 2000; reported in the judgment of the Madras High Court
- Court and date: The Special Judge and I Additional District Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Salem, 20 October 2000
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector of Police, Mecheri Police Station, Salem
- 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): “In the result the appeal is dismissed confirming the Judgment of the learned Special Judge in Spl.C.C.No.98 of 1991 on the file of Special Judge and First Additional District Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Salem.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 1 year RI under each count (concurrent); on appeal modified to a single 1 year RI under s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1302893/); [Appellate judgment](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1302893/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w3-30-005)

## At a glance

- Category: Bribery & extortion
- Sub-category: bribery pc act
- Location: Salem, Tamil Nadu
- Officers: Sub-Inspector of Police, Mecheri Police Station, Salem
- Sentence: 1 year RI under each count (concurrent); on appeal modified to a single 1 year RI under s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
- Verification: V2 · Trial court