State (DVAC) v. Perambalur Police Inspector of Police
The DVAC press note states [name withheld], Inspector of Police, Perambalur P.S., demanded Rs.7,000 from lawyer a Perambalur resident to lay a charge sheet expeditiously in Perambalur Cr.No.494/2008, was trapped accepting the bribe on 26.08.2008, and was convicted and sentenced by the Principal District Judge, Perambalur on 28.08.2026. (Note: the English page of the PDF has a typo '28.08.2028' in one line; filename, header and link text confirm 28.08.2026.)
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 28 August 2026, the Principal District Judge Court, Perambalur convicted the Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station (at offence); NSD Wing, Kanyakumari/Tirunelveli (at conviction).
- Register number
- TN 46 CW 0003
- Case reference
- Perambalur Cr.No.494/2008 (underlying case)
- Court and date
- The Principal District Judge Court, Perambalur, 28 August 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station (at offence); NSD Wing, Kanyakumari/Tirunelveli (at conviction)
- 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)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The Principal District Judge Court, Perambalur pronounced the judgment against Tr.[name withheld], Inspector of Police, and sentenced him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 2 years and fine of Rs.1000/- u/s 7 of PC Act,1988 and 2 years Rigorous imprisonment and …”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2 years RI + Rs.1,000 fine u/s 7; 2 years RI + Rs.1,000 fine u/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)(i); concurrent
- Present status of the proceedings
- No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Principal District Judge Court, Perambalur convicted the accused police personnel on 28 August 2026. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 2 years RI + Rs.1,000 fine u/s 7; 2 years RI + Rs.1,000 fine u/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)(i); concurrent
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)(i)
Appeal status
No appeal known.