25 Aug 1997
Order issued
ConcludedThe Kerala High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.
Disciplinary action · Procedural only.
Source: (1997) 2 KLJ 351
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CW-1997-0017Ernakulam, KeralaJudgment 25 August 1997
Kochi Police Head Constable vs Commissioner of Police and Ors.
The Kerala High Court (K.S. Radhakrishnan, J.) dismissed O.P. No. 8526 of 1997, upholding the Commissioner of Police, Cochin City order dated 04-04-1997 removing Head Constable from service following his conviction in C.C. No. 162 of 1993 (JFCM, Kochi) for cheating offences under IPC ss.419, 420 read with s.34. The Court applied S. Nagoor Meera to hold that action under clause (a) of the second proviso to Article 311(2) need not await the pending criminal appeal (Crl.A. No. 98 of 1997, Sessions Court, Ernakulam) and that suspension of sentence does not bar removal. It noted the criminal court categorical finding that the petitioner conduct brought a bad name to the police force and warranted deterrent punishment (consecutive RI terms of one and two years plus fines payable to PW-1 as compensation). The removal was made subject to the result of the pending appeal, and the petitioner was given one month to vacate police quarters.
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By judgment dated 25 August 1997 in O.P. No. 8526 of 1997, the Kerala High Court (Coram: K.S. Radhakrishnan J., J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Head Constable, Cochin City Traffic Assistant Commissioner Office, Kochi.
- Register number
- KL 07 CW 0002
- Case reference
- O.P. No. 8526 of 1997 / (1997) 2 KLJ 351
- Court and date
- Kerala High Court (Coram: K.S. Radhakrishnan J., J.), 25 August 1997
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, Cochin City Traffic Assistant Commissioner Office, Kochi
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 419 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “I do not find any illegality in Ext.P1 order removing the petitioner from service.” (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.
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Current position
The Kerala High Court judgment dated 25 August 1997 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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What the court found
Holding not recorded separately.
“I do not find any illegality in Ext.P1 order removing the petitioner from service.” (para 8)
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Follow-up history
19 Sep 2026
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