# Nawapur Police Constable v. The State of Maharashtra

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## Report card

By judgment dated 31 August 1971 in Second Appeal (citation (1972) 74 BomLR 304), the Bombay High Court (Coram: Deshpande, J., J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, Nawapur Police Station.

- Register number: MH 39 CW 0001
- Case reference: Second Appeal (citation (1972) 74 BomLR 304) / (1972) 74 BomLR 304; 1972 LIC 1453
- Court and date: Bombay High Court (Coram: Deshpande, J., J.), 31 August 1971
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Nawapur Police Station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Rule 445 of the Bombay Police Manual; Article 311 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Result is that the appeal fails. As the appeal was allowed to be filed in forma pauperis, the appellant is directed to pay Court-fees. In the circumstances of the case, however, there will be no order as to other costs.” (at para 15)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Disciplinary action upheld. Sentence: dismissal.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1199362/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1971-0001)

**Record:** CW-1971-0001 (compiler id CWC-1131); case GAP3-19-005
**Title:** Nawapur Police Constable v. The State of Maharashtra
**Court:** Bombay High Court; judges: Deshpande, J.
**Case number / citation:** Second Appeal (citation (1972) 74 BomLR 304) / (1972) 74 BomLR 304; 1972 LIC 1453
**Judgment:** 1971-08-31 (1971, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1958-04-14 (1958)
**Place:** Nandurbar, Maharashtra (district at time: Dhulia); city town: Nawapur; police station or unit: Nawapur Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 161; Bombay Police Manual R.445; Constitution Art.311
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Nawapur Police Station (1 in record)
**Victims:** Nawapur resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Bombay High Court sustained the dismissal of constable, caught in an Anti-Corruption trap accepting a Rs. 5 bribe at Nawapur on 14 April 1958, even though he had been acquitted in the criminal trial under s.161 IPC. The court held that a criminal acquittal does not bind the departmental authority where proceedings rest on the same facts, and that the domestic tribunal's finding could not be struck down as based on no evidence. It sustained the lower appellate decree reversing the trial court's decree in the constable's favour. The second appeal failed and the dismissal stood, with the appellant directed to pay court-fees.

> Result is that the appeal fails. As the appeal was allowed to be filed in forma pauperis, the appellant is directed to pay Court-fees. In the circumstances of the case, however, there will be no order as to other costs.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1199362/); [casemine.com](https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5608f976e4b0149711144f40)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** bribery_pc_act
**allegations:** {'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.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** 15
**display title redacted:** Nawapur Police Constable v. The State of Maharashtra
**followup history:** {'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', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '1971-08-31', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Bombay High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Bombay High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(1972) 74 BomLR 304; 1972 LIC 1453', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1199362/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5608f976e4b0149711144f40', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** bribery pc act
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** HC sustained bribe-related dismissal despite criminal acquittal.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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