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 "display_title": "District Police Constable No. 265 v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. with [name withheld] v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.",
 "display_title_redacted": "District Police Constable No. 265 v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. with [name withheld] v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.",
 "state": "Himachal Pradesh",
 "district": "Hamirpur",
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 "police_station_or_unit": "Police Station Balh",
 "court": "Himachal Pradesh High Court",
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 "case_title": "District Police Constable No. 265 v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. with [name withheld] v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.",
 "case_number": "CWP No. 6783 of 2026 with CWP No. 2077 of 2026",
 "citation": "2026:HHC:31438",
 "judges": [
  "Ajay Mohan Goel"
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 "judgment_date": "2026-07-29",
 "date_precision": "day",
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 "category": "Other",
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 "outcome_type": "disciplinary_upheld",
 "sections": [
  "NDPS Act s.20",
  "NDPS Act s.21",
  "NDPS Act s.25",
  "NDPS Act s.29",
  "Constitution Art. 311(2)(a)"
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   "name": null,
   "rank": "Constable No. 710",
   "unit": "District Police Shimla",
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   "display": "Constable No. 710, District Police Shimla"
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 "victims": [],
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 "sentence_type": "dismissal",
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 "force": "state_police",
 "primary_source_url": "https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/2026/08/22/gaurav-verma-695668.pdf",
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  "https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/himachal-pradesh-high-court/hp-high-court-upholds-dismissal-police-constables-convicted-ndps-act-547050",
  "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/27966799/"
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 "summary": "The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld the dismissal from service of two police constables criminally convicted under the NDPS Act: [name withheld], caught with 1003 grams of charas and sentenced by the Special Judge, Mandi to three years' imprisonment with fine, and [name withheld], convicted under Sections 21, 25 and 29. The Court held the DGP's invocation of clause (a) of the second proviso to Article 311(2) lawful and the pendency of criminal appeals no bar to dismissal without inquiry. It found dismissal neither excessive nor disproportionate for police personnel tasked with checking NDPS offences, observing the protectors of law had become its violators. Both writ petitions were dismissed on 29 July 2026. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.",
 "summary_verified": "The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld the dismissal from service of two police constables criminally convicted under the NDPS Act: [name withheld], caught with 1003 grams of charas and sentenced by the Special Judge, Mandi to three years' imprisonment with fine, and [name withheld], convicted under Sections 21, 25 and 29. The Court held the DGP's invocation of clause (a) of the second proviso to Article 311(2) lawful and the pendency of criminal appeals no bar to dismissal without inquiry. It found dismissal neither excessive nor disproportionate for police personnel tasked with checking NDPS offences, observing the protectors of law had become its violators. Both writ petitions were dismissed on 29 July 2026.",
 "court_quote": "Accordingly, in light of the findings returned herein above, as this Court does not find any infirmity or illegality in the orders under challenge, in terms whereof the petitioners have been dismissed from service, the present writ petitions being devoid of any merit are dismissed.",
 "court_quote_para": "40",
 "confidence": "high",
 "verdict": "accept",
 "verdict_note": "HP HC upheld dismissal of two NDPS-convicted police constables under Art.311(2)(a); writs dismissed.",
 "verification_status": "V2",
 "verification_badge": "V2 · Externally reported",
 "tier_badge": "Externally reported",
 "tier": "Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded",
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 "allegations": [
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   "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.",
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   "date": "2026-07-29",
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   "independence": "External",
   "legal_effect": "Binding",
   "description": "The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.",
   "disposition": "Disciplinary action · Procedural only",
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