# Aurangabad Police Constable vs The State Of Bihar And Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 4 April 2007, the Patna High Court (Coram: S.K. Katriar, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, Aurangabad Police Lines.

- Register number: BR 26 CW 0001
- Case reference: 2007 (2) BLJR 1508
- Court and date: Patna High Court (Coram: S.K. Katriar, J.), 4 April 2007
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Aurangabad Police Lines
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked: Rule 824 of the Bihar Police Manual; Article 226 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, and the foregoing discussion, I am of the view that the order of dismissal from service is the only punishment fit to be inflicted on the petitioner. In the result, …” (at para 20-21)
- 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/907962/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2007-0002)

**Record:** CW-2007-0002 (compiler id CWC-0043); case BIHAR1-006
**Title:** Aurangabad Police Constable vs The State Of Bihar And Ors.
**Court:** Patna High Court; judges: S.K. Katriar
**Case number / citation:** 2007 (2) BLJR 1508
**Judgment:** 2007-04-04 (2007, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1997-02-04 (1997)
**Place:** Aurangabad, Bihar; city town: Aurangabad; police station or unit: Aurangabad Police Lines, Bihar Police; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** Bihar Police Manual Rule 824; Constitution of India Art. 226
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Aurangabad Police Lines (1 in record)
**Victims:** Aurangabad man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Patna High Court upheld the departmental dismissal of Bihar Police constable, confirming orders passed by the Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad and the DIG Magadh Range. The departmental inquiry established all five charges against him, including being drunk on duty on February 4, 1997, assaulting a homeguard by throwing a dog at him and biting his nose, appearing intoxicated before the Sergeant Major, and continuous unauthorized absence for 144 days. Rejecting the petitioner's plea for leniency, the Court held that in view of grave indiscipline and habitual misconduct, dismissal from service under Rule 824 of the Bihar Police Manual was the only fit punishment. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, and the foregoing discussion, I am of the view that the order of dismissal from service is the only punishment fit to be inflicted on the petitioner. In the result, this writ petition is dismissed.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/907962/)
**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:** 20-21
**display title redacted:** Aurangabad Police Constable vs The State Of Bihar 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': '2007-04-04', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Patna High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Patna High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '2007 (2) BLJR 1508', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/907962/', '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:** Patna HC upheld dismissal of constable for drunken violence, assault on homeguard, and habitual unauthorized absence.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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