State (DVAC) v. Salem Police Inspector of Police and others
The DVAC press note (Tamil) states Inspector and Head Constable of Kolathur P.S., Salem demanded Rs.5,000 from complainant [name withheld] to release his two-wheeler without registering a case, were trapped accepting it on 10.08.2018, and after trial with 36 witnesses were both convicted and sentenced by the Special Court for PC Act cases, Salem on 30.06.2026.
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 30 June 2026, the Special Court for cases under PC Act, Salem convicted 2 police personnel, namely: Inspector of Police, Kolathur Police Station, Salem district; Head Constable, Kolathur Police Station, Salem district.
- Register number
- TN 27 CW 0010
- Case reference
- State (DVAC) v. Salem Police Inspector of Police and others
- Court and date
- The Special Court for cases under PC Act, Salem, 30 June 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Inspector of Police, Kolathur Police Station, Salem district; Head Constable, Kolathur Police Station, Salem district
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Facts in brief
- The DVAC press note (Tamil) states Inspector and Head Constable of Kolathur P.S., Salem demanded Rs.5,000 from complainant [name withheld] to release his two-wheeler without registering a case, were trapped accepting it on 10.08.2018, and after trial with 36 witnesses were both convicted and sentenced by the Special Court for PC Act cases, Salem on 30.06.2026.
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Each: 3 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine
- 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.
Special Court for cases under PC Act, Salem convicted the accused police personnel on 30 June 2026. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Each: 3 years RI + Rs.5,000 fine
Sections: PC Act 1988
Appeal status
No appeal known.