# Jagdalpur Police Constable (No. 636) vs State of M.P. and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 16 September 2013 in Writ Petition No. (S) 1082 of 2005, the Chhattisgarh High Court (Coram: Pritinker Diwaker, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable (No. 636), 30th Battalion, SAF, Jagdalpur.

- Register number: CG 17 CW 0001
- Case reference: Writ Petition No. (S) 1082 of 2005 / (2014) LabIC 693; (2013) 09 CHH CK 0017
- Court and date: Chhattisgarh High Court (Coram: Pritinker Diwaker, J.), 16 September 2013
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable (No. 636), 30th Battalion, SAF, Jagdalpur
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302/34 (tried; acquitted 30-11-1994) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Regulation Regulation 226 of the Police Regulations
- Finding of the Court (extract): “If on that count the Disciplinary Authority proceeded to impose the penalty of dismissal from service, this Court does not find violation of provision contained in Regulation 226 of the Police Regulations.” (at para 25)
- 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/896474/photkooram-vs-state-of-mp-and-others/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2013-0033)

**Record:** CW-2013-0033 (compiler id CWC-1253); case GAP3-77-002
**Title:** Jagdalpur Police Constable (No. 636) vs State of M.P. and Others
**Court:** Chhattisgarh High Court; judges: Pritinker Diwaker
**Case number / citation:** Writ Petition No. (S) 1082 of 2005 / (2014) LabIC 693; (2013) 09 CHH CK 0017
**Judgment:** 2013-09-16 (2013, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1993-10-22 (1993)
**Place:** Bastar, Chhattisgarh; city town: Jagdalpur; police station or unit: 30th Battalion, Special Armed Force, Jagdalpur; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 302/34 (tried; acquitted 30-11-1994); Police Regulations Regulation 226
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable (No. 636), 30th Battalion, SAF, Jagdalpur (1 in record)
**Victims:** Jagdalpur man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Chhattisgarh High Court records the following account. SAF Constable (No. 636, 30th Battalion, Jagdalpur) was suspended after he allegedly left his duty post with others on the night of 21/22 October 1993, consumed liquor outside the police lines, and was then prosecuted for the murder of Head Constable. Though he was acquitted of murder on 30 November 1994, a departmental enquiry found grave indiscipline proved and he was dismissed from service on 10 December 1994, affirmed on departmental appeal on 21 February 1995. The Chhattisgarh High Court held that acquittal in the criminal trial does not bar departmental proceedings on the distinct question of conduct, and that leaving duty premises and consuming liquor while on duty in a disciplined force is grave misconduct warranting dismissal under Regulation 226. The Court found no illegality in the penalty or the appellate order and dismissed the writ petition. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> If on that count the Disciplinary Authority proceeded to impose the penalty of dismissal from service, this Court does not find violation of provision contained in Regulation 226 of the Police Regulations.

**Sources (2):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/896474/photkooram-vs-state-of-mp-and-others/); (2014) LabIC 693
**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:** 25
**display title redacted:** Jagdalpur Police Constable (No. 636) vs State of M.P. 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': '2013-09-16', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Chhattisgarh High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(2014) LabIC 693; (2013) 09 CHH CK 0017', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/896474/photkooram-vs-state-of-mp-and-others/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': '(2014) LabIC 693', '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:** CG HC dismissed writ and upheld SAF constable's dismissal for leaving duty post and consuming liquor; murder acquittal held no bar to departmental action.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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