Archive · 23 May 2025
Karnataka High Court Upholds Conviction in Bribery Cases
In Bengaluru, two separate corruption cases involving government officials were in the news.
In the first case, a head constable named Manjanna lost an appeal against his conviction for taking a bribe.
He was caught accepting money to close a criminal case, and the court upheld his sentence.
In the second case, two BBMP engineers were arrested by Lokayukta sleuths for accepting a bribe to issue a certificate for electricity supply.
A person filed a complaint stating the officials demanded money for a no-objection certificate.
The officials were caught accepting the money and have been arrested.
The Karnataka High Court upheld the conviction of police head constable MK Manjanna.
Manjanna was found guilty of accepting a bribe to close a criminal case.
The trial court had initially sentenced Manjanna to four years of imprisonment and a fine.
Two BBMP engineers were arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh.
The engineers demanded a bribe for issuing a no-objection certificate for electricity supply.
- Who
- Head Constable MK Manjanna, BBMP engineers Madhava Rao and Surendra, complainant Raja alias Andrews, and Sanjay.
- What
- The Karnataka High Court upheld a head constable's conviction for accepting a bribe, and the Lokayukta arrested two BBMP engineers for taking a bribe.
- When
- July 15, 2017 and Wednesday evening (unspecified)
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Why
- The head constable accepted a bribe to close a case, and the engineers demanded a bribe to issue a no-objection certificate.
- Head Constable Sentence
- Four years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000
- BBMP Engineers Arrest
- For accepting Rs 5 lakh bribe
- BBMP Engineer Roles
- Assistant Executive Engineer and Assistant Engineer
- Bribe Demand (BBMP case)
- Rs 10 lakh
- Manjanna's Charge
- Accepting Rs 10,000 bribe