# State of West Bengal & Ors. v. Barrackpore Police Deputy Superintendent of Police (retired)

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## Report card

By judgment dated 21 September 2001 in W.P.S.T. No. 486 of 2000, the Calcutta High Court (Coram: Tarun Chatterjee, Hrishikesh Banerji, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Deputy Superintendent of Police (retired), Criminal Investigation Department, West Bengal.

- Register number: WB 21 CW 0001
- Case reference: W.P.S.T. No. 486 of 2000 / 2001 (3) CHN 740; 106 CWN 99; (2001) 09 CAL CK 0005
- Court and date: Calcutta High Court (Coram: Tarun Chatterjee, Hrishikesh Banerji, JJ.), 21 September 2001
- Officer(s) at the material time: Deputy Superintendent of Police (retired), Criminal Investigation Department, West Bengal
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Rule 10(1) of the WB Services (DCRB) Rules, 1971; Rule rr.3-4 of the WB Government Servants Conduct Rules, 1959
- Finding of the Court (extract): “For the reasons aforesaid the impugned order of Tribunal is set aside. The writ application filed before us stands allowed. The order of the Governor withholding pension in the manner indicated above is hereby affirmed.” (at para 15)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Disciplinary action upheld.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/839487/state-of-west-bengal-and-others-appellant-hash-gobinda-chandra-mukherjee-respondent/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2001-0017)

**Record:** CW-2001-0017 (compiler id CWC-1154); case GAP3-29-003
**Title:** State of West Bengal & Ors. v. Barrackpore Police Deputy Superintendent of Police (retired)
**Court:** Calcutta High Court; judges: Tarun Chatterjee; Hrishikesh Banerji
**Case number / citation:** W.P.S.T. No. 486 of 2000 / 2001 (3) CHN 740; 106 CWN 99; (2001) 09 CAL CK 0005
**Judgment:** 2001-09-21 (2001, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1980-10-09 (1980)
**Place:** North 24 Parganas, West Bengal; city town: Barrackpore; police station or unit: Police Training College, Barrackpore (CID, West Bengal); force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** WB Services (DCRB) Rules 1971 r.10(1); WB Government Servants Conduct Rules 1959 rr.3-4
**Officers (gated display forms):** Deputy Superintendent of Police (retired), Criminal Investigation Department, West Bengal (1 in record)
**Victims:** Barrackpore man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** None ordered

The judgment of the Calcutta High Court records the following account. While Chief Law Instructor at the Police Training College, Barrackpore, DySP \[name withheld\] demanded Rs. 6,000 from Cadet SI on 9 October 1980 on the false plea of placating the DIG (Training) and accepted it on 13 October 1980, besides attempting a further Rs. 4,000. A Vigilance Commission enquiry found him guilty of both charges, and the Governor permanently withheld 50% of his pension with effect from 1 March 1982. The West Bengal Administrative Tribunal set aside the cut, but the Calcutta High Court held Rule 10 of the WBS (DCRB) Rules, 1971 permits post-retirement pension action and set aside the Tribunal's order. The Governor's pension-withholding order was affirmed on 21 September 2001. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> For the reasons aforesaid the impugned order of Tribunal is set aside. The writ application filed before us stands allowed. The order of the Governor withholding pension in the manner indicated above is hereby affirmed.

**Sources (3):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/839487/state-of-west-bengal-and-others-appellant-hash-gobinda-chandra-mukherjee-respondent/); [the-laws.com](https://www.the-laws.com/encyclopedia/browse/Case?caseId=501002135000&title=state-of-west-bengal-and-ors-vs-gobinda-chandra-mukherjee); [casemine.com](https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56e120e3607dba3896618f42)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** bribery_pc_act
**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'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** 15
**display title redacted:** State of West Bengal & Ors. v. Barrackpore Police Deputy Superintendent of Police (retired)
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2001-09-21', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Calcutta High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Calcutta High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '2001 (3) CHN 740; 106 CWN 99; (2001) 09 CAL CK 0005', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/839487/state-of-west-bengal-and-others-appellant-hash-gobinda-chandra-mukherjee-respondent/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.the-laws.com/encyclopedia/browse/Case?caseId=501002135000&title=state-of-west-bengal-and-ors-vs-gobinda-chandra-mukherjee', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56e120e3607dba3896618f42', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** bribery pc act
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** HC judgment text verified; Governor's 50% pension cut for DySP's bribery restored.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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