# State of Punjab vs Ferozepur Police Constable

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## Report card

By judgment dated 24 February 1992, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: G. R. Majithia, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, Police Lines, Ferozepur.

- Register number: PB 05 CW 0002
- Case reference: (1993) 103 PLR 317
- Court and date: Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: G. R. Majithia, J.), 24 February 1992
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Police Lines, Ferozepur
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Rule 16.24 of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934; Rule 16.2(1) of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934; Rule 14.11-A of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934
- Finding of the Court (extract): “He wilfully remained absent from duty for thirty seven days. It will be misnomer to say that the conduct of the plaintiff will not constitute the gravest act of misconduct in terms of Rule 16.2 (1) of the Rules” (at para 8)
- 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/84948/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1992-0011)

**Record:** CW-1992-0011 (compiler id CWC-0887); case GAP2-49-002
**Title:** State of Punjab vs Ferozepur Police Constable
**Court:** Punjab and Haryana High Court; judges: G. R. Majithia
**Case number / citation:** (1993) 103 PLR 317
**Judgment:** 1992-02-24 (1992, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1983-03-06 (1983)
**Place:** Firozpur, Punjab (district at time: Ferozepur); city town: Ferozepur; police station or unit: Police Lines, Ferozepur; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** Punjab Police Rules 1934 r.16.24; Punjab Police Rules 1934 r.16.2(1); Punjab Police Rules 1934 r.14.11-A
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Police Lines, Ferozepur (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed the State's second appeal and restored the dismissal of constable for wilfully absenting himself from Police Lines, Ferozepur for 37 days in 1983. The court held the proven absence was the gravest act of misconduct under Rule 16.2(1) of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934, that Rule 14.11-A was only an enabling alternative, and that the authorities had passed speaking orders considering his incorrigible record of thirteen prior absence punishments. The first appellate court's decree was set aside and the trial court's dismissal of his suit restored. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> He wilfully remained absent from duty for thirty seven days. It will be misnomer to say that the conduct of the plaintiff will not constitute the gravest act of misconduct in terms of Rule 16.2 (1) of the Rules

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/84948/); [sooperkanoon.com](https://sooperkanoon.com/case/623904/state-punjab-vs-karnail-singh)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** other
**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:** 8
**display title redacted:** State of Punjab vs Ferozepur Police Constable
**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': '1992-02-24', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Punjab and Haryana High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(1993) 103 PLR 317', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/84948/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://sooperkanoon.com/case/623904/state-punjab-vs-karnail-singh', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** other
**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 restored dismissal of constable for wilful 37-day absence; first appellate decree set aside.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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