# CBI v. West Bengal Police Officer-in-Charge (then OC)

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Trial-court conviction (Additional District Judge, Purulia; Sessions Court). Convicted 22 February 2023. Appeal status: No appeal known.

## Summary

The Additional District Judge, Purulia sentenced Barabazar Officer-in-\[name withheld\] to 5 years' RI for the brutal custodial torture of a Purulia man, who committed suicide on 16.02.1998 in Purulia district jail's cell block as a consequence. The CBI took over FIR 5/98 on Calcutta High Court orders, chargesheeted Roy in 2001, and the trial examined 46 prosecution witnesses with 75 exhibits. Conviction found by the trial court; PR dated 22.02.2023 is treated as the sentence date.

## Report card

By judgment dated 22 February 2023, the Additional District Judge, Purulia convicted the Officer-in-Charge (then OC), PS Barabazar, Purulia, West Bengal Police.

- Register number: WB 55 CW 0001
- Case reference: FIR 5/98, PS Barabazar
- Court and date: The Additional District Judge, Purulia, 22 February 2023
- Officer(s) at the material time: Officer-in-Charge (then OC), PS Barabazar, Purulia, West Bengal Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The ADJ, Purulia (West Bengal) has sentenced Shri \[name withheld\], then Officer-in-charge, Police Station, Barabazar, Purulia (West Bengal) to undergo five years Rigorous Imprisonment in a suicide case.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 5 years (fine, if any, unstated)
- Present status of the proceedings: No appeal is known from the cited sources.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://cbi.gov.in/press-detail/NTUzOQ==); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2-13-018)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: custodial torture
- Location: Purulia, West Bengal
- Officers: Officer-in-Charge (then OC), PS Barabazar, Purulia, West Bengal Police
- Sentence: Rigorous imprisonment 5 years (fine, if any, unstated)
- Verification: V1 · Trial court