Thiruvananthapuram , Oct 25: The Kerala High Court suspended the four-year rigorous imprisonment sentence of former Director General of Police Tomin J. Thachankary, granting him conditional bail.
Previously the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam, convicted then DGP under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income between 2003 and 2007.
He was sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 30.84 lakh (with an additional two months of imprisonment if he defaulted on the fine).
The trial court concluded that even after accounting for all valid discrepancies, 52.33% of his amassed wealth remained unexplained.
Justice A. Badharudeen suspended the sentence pending his criminal appeal, noting that the four-year term could be suspended under conditions in the interest of justice.
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