State (SPE/CBI/ACB/Chennai, RC.12(A)/2007) v. Railway Protection Force Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge)
The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai on 18 April 2009 convicted RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector, in charge of Milavittan Out Post, Tuticorin, for demanding Rs.2,500 from scrap merchant a Thoothukudi resident to not foist a false railway-property theft case against him and accepting it in a 14 March 2007 CBI trap at the Tirunelveli-Madurai bypass signal, sentencing him to 3 years RI with fine on each count under PC Act ss.7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) concurrently. The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench, Justice G. Jayachandran) on 23 October 2018 dismissed his appeal (Crl.A(MD)No.109/2009), holding the independent witness, co-staff evidence and tainted-money recovery overwhelming, confirmed the conviction and sentence, and ordered him committed to prison.
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By judgment dated 18 April 2009, the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai convicted the Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge), Railway Protection Force, Milavittan Out Post, Tuticorin.
- Register number
- TN 69 CW 0005
- Case reference
- Crl.A.(MD)No.109 of 2009; reported in the judgment of the Madras High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai, 18 April 2009
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Assistant Sub-Inspector (in charge), Railway Protection Force, Milavittan Out Post, Tuticorin
- 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)
- “In the result, this Criminal Appeal is dismissed.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs.2,500 fine (6 months RI default) under each count, concurrent, with set-off. Tainted Rs.2,500 recovered from shirt pocket at Tirunelveli-Madurai bypass signal trap; phenolphthalein-positive
- Present status of the proceedings
- The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai convicted the accused police personnel on 18 April 2009. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 3 years RI + Rs.2,500 fine (6 months RI default) under each count, concurrent, with set-off. Tainted Rs.2,500 recovered from shirt pocket at Tirunelveli-Madurai bypass signal trap; phenolphthalein-positive.
Sections: PC Act 1988 s.7; PC Act 1988 s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d)
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text