# Sadulshahar Police Constable vs State of Rajasthan and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 19 May 2010, the Rajasthan High Court (Coram: Vineet Kothari, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against 2 police personnel, namely: Constable, Sri Ganganagar district police, Rajasthan; Constable, Sri Ganganagar district police, Rajasthan.

- Register number: RJ 13 CW 0001
- Case reference: (2010) 3 RLW 2777
- Court and date: Rajasthan High Court (Coram: Vineet Kothari, J.), 19 May 2010
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Sri Ganganagar district police, Rajasthan; Constable, Sri Ganganagar district police, Rajasthan
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 222 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 223 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Rule 16 of the Rajasthan CCA Rules, 1958
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The Police officials in whose custody the accused persons are taken to Courts cannot be allowed any sympathy or leniency in such matters if such a grave charge is proved against them.” (at para 11)
- 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/193103/satvir-singh-godara-appellant-hash-state-of-rajasthan-and-others-respondent/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2010-0029)

**Record:** CW-2010-0029 (compiler id CWC-0900); case GAP2-54-003
**Title:** Sadulshahar Police Constable vs State of Rajasthan and Others
**Court:** Rajasthan High Court; judges: Vineet Kothari
**Case number / citation:** (2010) 3 RLW 2777
**Judgment:** 2010-05-19 (2010, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1994-04-02 (1994)
**Place:** Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan; city town: Sadulshahar; police station or unit: Sri Ganganagar district police; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** dereliction evidence tampering
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 222; IPC 223; Rajasthan CCA Rules 1958 Rule 16
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Sri Ganganagar district police, Rajasthan; Constable, Sri Ganganagar district police, Rajasthan (2 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

On 02.04.1994 constables and \[name withheld\] escorting six accused to the MJM Sadulshahar court lost two accused (Nakli @ \[name withheld\] and Billu); the ASP Hanumangarh enquiry disbelieved the 'nature's call at the bus stand' defence and found \[name withheld\] ferried the two accused by jeep to village Alipura for extraneous reasons with \[name withheld\] hands-in-glove, with FIR No.83/1994 u/s 222-223 IPC also registered. The SP dismissed both constables in 1995 and the DIG dismissed their appeal; \[name withheld\] died during the writs, pursued by petitioner \[name withheld\]. The court held the findings rested on cogent material including the jeep driver and home-guard witnesses, the escape story was make-believe, and dismissal was not disproportionate where NDPS/s.302 IPC accused were let off. It dismissed both writ petitions with no order as to costs. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> The Police officials in whose custody the accused persons are taken to Courts cannot be allowed any sympathy or leniency in such matters if such a grave charge is proved against them.

**Sources (1):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/193103/satvir-singh-godara-appellant-hash-state-of-rajasthan-and-others-respondent/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** dereliction_evidence_tampering
**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:** 11
**display title redacted:** Sadulshahar Police Constable vs State of Rajasthan and Others
**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': '2010-05-19', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Rajasthan High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Rajasthan High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(2010) 3 RLW 2777', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/193103/satvir-singh-godara-appellant-hash-state-of-rajasthan-and-others-respondent/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** dereliction evidence tampering
**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:** Writs verified; dismissal of two constables for colluding in escape of accused from custody upheld.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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