# Punjab Police Ex-Constable vs State of Punjab and Another

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## Report card

By judgment dated 14 January 1994 in Regular Second Appeal No. 220 of 1989, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: A.L. Bahri, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Ex-Constable, Guard party, residence of SSP Amritsar, Punjab Police.

- Register number: PB 02 CW 0002
- Case reference: Regular Second Appeal No. 220 of 1989 / (1994) 01 P&H CK 0128
- Court and date: Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: A.L. Bahri, J.), 14 January 1994
- Officer(s) at the material time: Ex-Constable, Guard party, residence of SSP Amritsar, Punjab Police
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked: Rule 16.2 of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934; Rule 16.24(1) of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Such an act on his part is gravest in nature which would completely make him unfit for police department” (at para 4)
- 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://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/160470/dharam-singh-ex-constable-appellant-hash-state-of-punjab-and-another-respondent/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1994-0006)

**Record:** CW-1994-0006 (compiler id CWC-0889); case GAP2-49-004
**Title:** Punjab Police Ex-Constable vs State of Punjab and Another
**Court:** Punjab and Haryana High Court; judges: A.L. Bahri
**Case number / citation:** Regular Second Appeal No. 220 of 1989 / (1994) 01 P&H CK 0128
**Judgment:** 1994-01-14 (1994, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1983-01-19 (1983)
**Place:** Amritsar, Punjab; city town: Amritsar; police station or unit: Guard party, residence of SSP Amritsar, Punjab Police; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** Punjab Police Rules 1934 r.16.2; Punjab Police Rules 1934 r.16.24(1)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Ex-Constable, Guard party, residence of SSP Amritsar, Punjab Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court records the following account. Constable was posted on armed sentry duty (10 p.m. to 2 a.m.) at the residence of the SSP Amritsar on the night of 19-20 January 1983, but slept in the garage, and his service rifle was stolen (FIR No. 50 under Section 380 IPC). After a regular enquiry he was dismissed from service, affirmed on departmental appeal and revision, and his civil suit was dismissed by both lower courts. In regular second appeal he argued only that dismissal was disproportionate since the rifle was later recovered at his instance. The High Court held that abandoning armed sentry duty and allowing the rifle to be stolen was the gravest misconduct rendering him completely unfit for the police, and dismissed the appeal with no order as to costs.

> Such an act on his part is gravest in nature which would completely make him unfit for police department

**Sources (1):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/160470/dharam-singh-ex-constable-appellant-hash-state-of-punjab-and-another-respondent/)
**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:** 4
**display title redacted:** Punjab Police Ex-Constable vs State of Punjab and Another
**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': '1994-01-14', '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': '(1994) 01 P&H CK 0128', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/160470/dharam-singh-ex-constable-appellant-hash-state-of-punjab-and-another-respondent/', '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:** Second appeal dismissed; dismissal for sleeping on armed sentry duty upheld — disciplinary_upheld.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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