A BRIEF ON ANTI CORRUPTION BRANCH,

WEST BENGAL

The Anti Corruption Branch was formed vide Govt. Notification No. 655-PAR(Vig.) dated 02.08.2012 with a mandate of conducting enquiry into such complaints of the administrative irregularities and complaints of corruption against Govt. employees, employees of Local Bodies, Public Sector Undertakings, Corporations, Societies, etc. under the administrative control of the Government as may be referred to it be the Government. The Anti Corruption Branch has no other divisions and functions only from its headquarters at Kolkata. The Branch has been located in the 9th floor, 'A' Wing, New Secretariat Buildings, No.1, Kiran Sankar Roy Road, Kolkata - 700001.

ANTI CORRUPTION BRANCH POLICE STATION

The Government vide Home(Police) Department Notification No. 2208 P.S. Cell dated 14 November 2012 empowered the Anti Corruption Branch with investigative functions by specially declaring the Branch office as a police station. The Anti Corruption Branch Police Station has been created with jurisdiction throughout the State of West Bengal only for the purpose of registration and investigation of the offences relating to Prevention of Corruption Act., 1988. Vide Order No. vig-283(SPAR)/2012 dated 22 November 2012 the Government has stipulated that the said Police Station will carry out investigation of those cases only which is to be assigned to them by the State Government in P & AR Department and a Preliminary Enquiry shall be undertaken into the assigned cases.

SPECIAL COURT FOR ACB PS

Vide Notification No. 197-JL-the 7th June, 2013, the State Govt. has notified Court of Judge, Bench-II, City Session Court, Kolkata to be the Special Court under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for ACB PS, having its jurisdiction throughout West Bengal.

ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT

The Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department will be the administrative department for the Anti Corruption Branch. The cases will be assigned to ACB by the State Government in the P & AR Department.