Vigilance bribery case (Rs.5,000 for release of seized auto-rickshaw)
The Special Judge (Vigilance), Sambalpur convicted retired Traffic Sub-Inspector for demanding and accepting a Rs.5,000 bribe from an auto-rickshaw driver to release a seized vehicle and refrain from legal action. The court sentenced him to 2 years rigorous imprisonment with a fine on 27 February 2026. Odisha Vigilance said it would move for stoppage of his pension.
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 27 February 2026, the Special Judge (Vigilance), Sambalpur convicted the Traffic Sub-Inspector (Retired), Traffic Police, Sambalpur.
- Register number
- OD 15 CW 0002
- Case reference
- Sambalpur Vigilance PS Case No. 15/2011
- Court and date
- The Special Judge (Vigilance), Sambalpur, 27 February 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Traffic Sub-Inspector (Retired), Traffic Police, Sambalpur
- 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)
- “Special Vigilance Court finds ex-official guilty of taking Rs 5,000 bribe in Sambalpur”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 2 years rigorous imprisonment and 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 Judge (Vigilance), Sambalpur convicted the accused police personnel on 27 February 2026. No appeal is known from the cited sources.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 2 years rigorous imprisonment and fine
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
Appeal status
No appeal known.