# Haryana Police Head Constable vs State of Haryana and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 3 March 2014 in Civil Writ Petition No.12030 of 2010, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: Augustine George Masih, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Head Constable, Haryana Police, District Rohtak.

- Register number: HR 12 CW 0007
- Case reference: Civil Writ Petition No.12030 of 2010
- Court and date: Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: Augustine George Masih, J.), 3 March 2014
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Haryana Police, District Rohtak
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked: Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The exercise of powers under Article 311(2)(a) of the Constitution of India and Rules 16.2(2) read with Rule 16.2(4)(ix)(b) of Punjab Police Rules, awarding punishment of dismissal from service is fully justified and in accordance with law.” (at para n/a)
- 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/23029604/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2014-0020)

**Record:** CW-2014-0020 (compiler id CWC-1070); case GAP3-113-001
**Title:** Haryana Police Head Constable vs State of Haryana and Others
**Court:** Punjab and Haryana High Court; judges: Augustine George Masih
**Case number / citation:** Civil Writ Petition No.12030 of 2010
**Judgment:** 2014-03-03 (2014, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1988-05-21 (1988)
**Place:** Rohtak, Haryana; city town: Rohtak; police station or unit: Police Station Civil Lines, Rohtak; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 420; IPC 161; PC Act 1947 s.5(1)(d); PC Act 1947 s.5(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, Haryana Police, District Rohtak (1 in record)
**Victims:** Rohtak resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the writ petition of Head Constable of the Haryana Police, Rohtak, upholding his dismissal from service following a corruption conviction. \[name withheld\] had been booked in FIR No.182 of 21.5.1988 at Police Station Civil Lines, Rohtak, convicted by the Special Judge, Rohtak in 1989 under ss.420/161 IPC and ss.5(1)(d)/5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment; the High Court sustained the conviction in 2003 while releasing him on probation. The Court held the conviction involved moral turpitude directly relatable to his duties, probation was not exoneration, and dismissal under Article 311(2)(a) and the Punjab Police Rules was fully justified. His departmental appeal and revision had already failed in 2007-2008.

> The exercise of powers under Article 311(2)(a) of the Constitution of India and Rules 16.2(2) read with Rule 16.2(4)(ix)(b) of Punjab Police Rules, awarding punishment of dismissal from service is fully justified and in accordance with law.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/23029604/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** bribery_pc_act
**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:** n/a
**display title redacted:** Haryana Police Head Constable vs State of Haryana 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': '2014-03-03', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Punjab and Haryana High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': 'Civil Writ Petition No.12030 of 2010', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/23029604/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** bribery pc act
**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 writ and upheld dismissal of Head Constable on PC Act/moral-turpitude conviction.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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