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Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Constable’s Dismissal Order
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a police constable cannot be dismissed solely because he was convicted in a criminal case. LiveLaw reports that the disciplinary authority must first examine the…
The Story in Brief
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a police constable cannot be dismissed solely because he was convicted in a criminal case. LiveLaw reports that the disciplinary authority must first examine the conduct behind the conviction and then choose an appropriate penalty. The ruling concerns a constable convicted under provisions relating to dowry death, causing disappearance of evidence, cruelty and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He was dismissed in 2006 after receiving a 10-year prison sentence. The court upheld his challenge, noting that his imprisonment explained the seven-year delay in approaching it, and allowed reinstatement with consequential benefits while permitting the State to pass a fresh order.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy claim that a criminal conviction automatically ends a police career misses the safeguard the court applied. The opposite claim, that the judgment excuses the underlying offences, is equally misleading. The ruling concerns the disciplinary process and the choice among dismissal, removal and reduction in rank. The real test now is whether the State’s fresh order records a fair assessment of the conduct and explains why the selected penalty is proportionate.
Source: livelaw.in
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