{ "record_id": "CW-1970-0001", "status": "current", "merged_id": "CWC-1105", "alias_merged_ids": [], "display_title": "State of Assam and Another vs Assam Police Sub-Inspector (Officer-in-charge) and others", "display_title_redacted": "State of Assam and Another vs Assam Police Sub-Inspector (Officer-in-charge) and others", "state": "Assam", "district": "Barpeta", "district_at_time": "Kamrup", "city_town": "Sorbhog", "police_station_or_unit": "Sorbhog Police Station", "court": "Supreme Court of India", "court_as_verified": "Supreme Court of India", "bench": null, "case_title": "State of Assam and Another vs Assam Police Sub-Inspector (Officer-in-charge) and others", "case_number": "Civil Appeal No. 2210 of 1966", "citation": "AIR 1970 SC 1255; (1970) 1 SCC 709", "judges": [ "S. M. Sikri", "V. Bhargava", "C. A. Vaidialingam" ], "judgment_date": "1970-03-18", "date_precision": "day", "judgment_year": 1970, "incident_date": "1955-01-01", "incident_year": 1955, "category": "Other", "admin_category": "corruption", "admin_subcategory": "other", "subcategory": "other", "subcategory_display": "other", "protest_override_heuristic": false, "outcome_type": "disciplinary_upheld", "sections": [ "Police Act 1861 s.7" ], "officers": [ { "name": null, "rank": "Sub-Inspector (Officer-in-charge)", "role": "held_liable", "unit": "Sorbhog Police Station, Assam Police", "publish_grade": "unnamed", "gate_reasons": [ "ledger:no_row", "key2:no_row" ], "ledger_role": null, "key2": null, "key2_agy": null, "key2_claude": null, "key2_union": null, "key2_gemapi": null, "key2_openrouter": null, "key2_gpt56": null, "grok": null, "jev_risk": null, "jev_p_culpable": null, "key2_gpt": null, "later_outcome": null, "name_public": null, "display": "Sub-Inspector (Officer-in-charge), Sorbhog Police Station, Assam Police" } ], "officer_count": 1, "victims": [], "victims_redacted": null, "anonymised": false, "victim_count": 0, "sentence_type": "dismissal", "sentence_max_years": null, "compensation_inr": null, "force": "state_police", "primary_source_url": "http://indiankanoon.org/doc/90927/", "secondary_sources": [ "https://www.advocatekhoj.com/library/judgments/index.php?go=1970/march/the-state-of-assam-anr-vs-mahendra-kumar-das-ors-insc-69-18-march-1970-23" ], "summary": "The Supreme Court on 18 March 1970 allowed the State's appeal and restored the dismissal of Sub-Inspector, formerly in charge of Sorbhog police station in Assam. The Court found that the enquiry had proved neglect of reported cognizable offences, acquisition of unexplained assets, and concealment through a false 1957 asset declaration. It held that the enquiry officer was uninfluenced by Anti-Corruption Branch material collected behind the officer's back and that the punishing and appellate authorities had independently found him guilty on the evidence. The Assam High Court's quashing order was set aside with costs against the officer. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.", "summary_verified": "The Supreme Court on 18 March 1970 allowed the State's appeal and restored the dismissal of Sub-Inspector, formerly in charge of Sorbhog police station in Assam. The Court found that the enquiry had proved neglect of reported cognizable offences, acquisition of unexplained assets, and concealment through a false 1957 asset declaration. It held that the enquiry officer was uninfluenced by Anti-Corruption Branch material collected behind the officer's back and that the punishing and appellate authorities had independently found him guilty on the evidence. The Assam High Court's quashing order was set aside with costs against the officer.", "court_quote": "On receipt of the explanation, the Superintendent of Police, by his order dated December 3, 1958 rejected the explanation of the respondent, accepted the findings of the Enquiry Officer and holding that the charges had been proved beyond all reasonable doubt, dismissed the respondent from service with immediate effect.", "court_quote_para": "n/a", "confidence": "high", "verdict": "accept", "verdict_note": "SC restored dismissal of Sorbhog SHO for neglected cognizable offences, unexplained assets and false asset declaration.", "verification_status": "V2", "verification_badge": "V2 · Externally reported", "tier_badge": "Externally reported", "tier": "Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded", "tier_history": [ "Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded" ], "allegations": [ { "category": "Other", "primary": true, "position": "Material fact supported", "position_explainer": "Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.", "official_finding_relation": "supports allegation" } ], "institutional_response": [ { "date": "1970-03-18", "action_type": "Order issued", "status": "Concluded", "authority": "Supreme Court of India", "independence": "External", "legal_effect": "Binding", "description": "The Supreme Court of India upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.", "disposition": "Disciplinary action · Procedural only", "source": "AIR 1970 SC 1255; (1970) 1 SCC 709", "recheck": "Not yet re-checked." } ], "later_proceedings": [], "final_outcome_url": null, "followup_history": [], "followup_status": "never_checked", "last_checked": null, "link_checked_per_url": [ { "url": "http://indiankanoon.org/doc/90927/", "link_checked": null }, { "url": "https://www.advocatekhoj.com/library/judgments/index.php?go=1970/march/the-state-of-assam-anr-vs-mahendra-kumar-das-ors-insc-69-18-march-1970-23", "link_checked": null } ], "source_assessment": { "established": null, "basis": null }, "v3_basis": null, "publication_basis": null, "reviews": [], "retracted": { "is_retracted": false }, "fidelity_checked": true, "verified_by": [ "chunk-98" ], "merged_case_id": "GAP3-127-014", "officers_named_public": 0, "record_flag": null, "service": "police", "watch": "babuwatch" }