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 "display_title": "The Government of Andhra Pradesh vs Andhra Pradesh Police Inspector of Police",
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 "state": "Andhra Pradesh",
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 "court": "Supreme Court of India",
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 "case_title": "The Government of Andhra Pradesh vs Andhra Pradesh Police Inspector of Police",
 "case_number": "Civil Appeal No. 3510 of 1997",
 "citation": "(1997) 5 SCC 478; AIR 1997 SC 2447",
 "judges": [
  "K. Ramaswamy",
  "D. P. Wadhwa"
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 "judgment_date": "1997-04-28",
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 "category": "Other",
 "admin_category": "corruption",
 "admin_subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
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   "rank": "Inspector of Police",
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 "summary": "The Supreme Court on 28 April 1997 confirmed the dismissal of Andhra Pradesh Inspector for demanding and accepting Rs. 3,000 to refrain from registering a complaint and launching a prosecution. The disciplinary tribunal found the charge proved and the Government dismissed him in July 1995, but the Administrative Tribunal asked the Government to reconsider a lighter penalty as dismissal shocked its conscience. The Court held that calibrating penalty to the gravity of proved misconduct is the disciplinary authority's domain, and a higher-ranking officer who sells non-prosecution damages the maintenance of law and order. It set aside the Tribunal's direction and confirmed the dismissal. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.",
 "summary_verified": "The Supreme Court on 28 April 1997 confirmed the dismissal of Andhra Pradesh Inspector for demanding and accepting Rs. 3,000 to refrain from registering a complaint and launching a prosecution. The disciplinary tribunal found the charge proved and the Government dismissed him in July 1995, but the Administrative Tribunal asked the Government to reconsider a lighter penalty as dismissal shocked its conscience. The Court held that calibrating penalty to the gravity of proved misconduct is the disciplinary authority's domain, and a higher-ranking officer who sells non-prosecution damages the maintenance of law and order. It set aside the Tribunal's direction and confirmed the dismissal.",
 "court_quote": "The Tribunal in disciplinary proceedings found as a fact that the respondent demanded and accepted illegal gratification of Rs. 3,000/- for not prosecuting the offender. Since the respondent is an Inspector of Police, a higher ranking officer, if he demands and accepts illegal gratification and restrains himself from initiating prosecution against the offender, it would have an effect on the maintenance of law and order in the society.",
 "court_quote_para": "n/a",
 "confidence": "high",
 "verdict": "accept",
 "verdict_note": "SC confirmed dismissal of Inspector who took Rs.3,000 to drop a prosecution.",
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   "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"
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   "date": "1997-04-28",
   "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": "(1997) 5 SCC 478; AIR 1997 SC 2447",
   "recheck": "Not yet re-checked."
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   "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",
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