The Madras High Court dismissed the appeal of Sub-Inspector P. Veeramuthu of Mecheri Police Station, Salem district, confirming his trap-case conviction for demanding and receiving Rs 500 from complainant [name withheld] on 23 January 1991 to initiate proceedings in Mecheri PS Crime No. 29 of 1991. Though the complainant turned hostile, the Court sustained the conviction on the trap witness and corroborating evidence, holding the prosecution had proved guilt under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. It held the accused liable to be punished under only one provision and modified the sentence to a single term of one year rigorous imprisonment under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d), with the trial fine of Rs 1,000. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 13 April 2007 in Criminal Appeal against Spl. C.C. No. 98 of 1991 (Special Judge-cum-CJM, Salem), the Madras High Court (Coram: A.C. Arumugaperumal Adityan, J.) affirmed the conviction of the P. Veeramuthu (Sub-Inspector).
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The Madras High Court judgment dated 13 April 2007 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“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. The accused is convicted …” (para 34)
The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Madras High Court judgment.
The Madras High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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