# Kochi Police Head Constable vs Commissioner of Police and Ors.

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## Report card

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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/532072/chandrasekharan-nair-vs-commissioner-of-police-and-others/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1997-0017)

**Record:** CW-1997-0017 (compiler id CWC-0810); case GAP2-29-002
**Title:** Kochi Police Head Constable vs Commissioner of Police and Ors.
**Court:** Kerala High Court; judges: K.S. Radhakrishnan J.
**Case number / citation:** O.P. No. 8526 of 1997 / (1997) 2 KLJ 351
**Judgment:** 1997-08-25 (1997, day precision)
**Incident date:** Not stated
**Place:** Ernakulam, Kerala; city town: Kochi; police station or unit: Cochin City Traffic Assistant Commissioner Office; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 419; IPC 420; IPC 34; Constitution Art. 311(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, Cochin City Traffic Assistant Commissioner Office, Kochi (1 in record)
**Victims:** Kochi resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

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.

> I do not find any illegality in Ext.P1 order removing the petitioner from service.

**Sources (1):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/532072/chandrasekharan-nair-vs-commissioner-of-police-and-others/)
**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:** Kochi Police Head Constable vs Commissioner of Police and Ors.
**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': '1997-08-25', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Kerala High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Kerala High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(1997) 2 KLJ 351', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/532072/chandrasekharan-nair-vs-commissioner-of-police-and-others/', '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:** Single Bench dismissed O.P.; removal of convicted Head Constable upheld under Art 311(2) second proviso (a).
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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