# Delhi Police Head Constable vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 31 July 2002 in CWP Nos. 2537 and 2546 of 2001, the Delhi High Court (Coram: S.B. Sinha, A.K. Sikri, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against 3 police personnel, namely: Head Constable, PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28), Delhi Police; Head Constable, PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28), Delhi Police; Constable, PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28), Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 00 CW 0013
- Case reference: CWP Nos. 2537 and 2546 of 2001 / (2002) 07 DEL CK 0066
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: S.B. Sinha, A.K. Sikri, JJ.), 31 July 2002
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28), Delhi Police; Head Constable, PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28), Delhi Police; Constable, PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28), Delhi Police
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked: Section 21 of the Delhi Police Act, 1978
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In the facts and circumstances of the case, we do not find any merit in these writ petitions, which are accordingly dismissed.” (at para 33)
- 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/1038914/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2002-0026)

**Record:** CW-2002-0026 (compiler id CWC-1163); case GAP3-38-001
**Title:** Delhi Police Head Constable vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: S.B. Sinha; A.K. Sikri
**Case number / citation:** CWP Nos. 2537 and 2546 of 2001 / (2002) 07 DEL CK 0066
**Judgment:** 2002-07-31 (2002, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1996-12-29 (1996)
**Place:** Delhi; city town: New Delhi; police station or unit: PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28); force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** extortion
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** Delhi Police Act 1978 s.21
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28), Delhi Police; Head Constable, PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28), Delhi Police; Constable, PCR Van DL-1A-0407 (Z-28), Delhi Police (3 in record)
**Victims:** New Delhi resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Delhi High Court Division Bench (S.B. Sinha, C.J. and A.K. Sikri, J.) on 31 July 2002 dismissed the writ petitions of three Delhi Police PCR personnel and left intact their dismissal from service for extorting 35 pounds from a British-passport holder near IGI Airport on the night of 29/30 December 1996. The court held departmental proceedings require only preponderance of probability, not criminal-trial proof, and that the unavailable complainant's statement could be taken on record under Rule 16(iii) of the Delhi Police (Punishment and Appeals) Rules, 1980. It held the petitioners' undisputed presence on PCR duty at the site corroborated the extortion charge and found no illegality in the Tribunal's order. The dismissals ordered on 2 December 1998, affirmed on appeal and by the CAT, therefore stood.

> In the facts and circumstances of the case, we do not find any merit in these writ petitions, which are accordingly dismissed.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1038914/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** extortion
**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:** 33
**display title redacted:** Delhi Police Head Constable vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi 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': '2002-07-31', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Delhi High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Delhi High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(2002) 07 DEL CK 0066', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1038914/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** extortion
**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 dismissed writs, upheld dismissal of 3 PCR policemen for extorting £35 from tourist.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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