The judgment of the Karnataka High Court records the following account. Head Constable of Bagalagunte Police Station demanded Rs.20,000, settled at Rs.10,000, from an accused in Crime No.238/2017 to compromise the matter, receiving Rs.1,000 on 30 June 2017. The complainant recorded the conversation and approached the ACB, which laid a trap on 15 July 2017 in which the accused pocketed marked notes and both hand washes turned pink. The Special Court convicted him in 2021, imposing 3 years RI with Rs.50,000 fine under Section 8 and 4 years RI with Rs.50,000 fine under Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the PC Act. Justice Sandesh dismissed the appeal, holding demand and acceptance proved through the complainant, panch and trap witnesses, call records and the FSL voice-comparison report, with minor discrepancies not shaking the prosecution case.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 2 May 2025 in Criminal Appeal No. 1562/2021 (against Spl.C.C. No. 383/2018, Special Judge (PC Act), Bengaluru, 29.09.2021), the Karnataka High Court (Coram: H. P. Sandesh, J.) affirmed the conviction of the Head Constable, Bagalagunte Police Station, Bengaluru.
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Judgment dated 2 May 2025. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“there is a material with regard to the demand and acceptance and the same is also spoken by P.W.2, P.W.4 and P.W.6” (para 46)
The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Karnataka High Court judgment.
The Karnataka 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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