A Division Bench of the Patna High Court upheld the dismissal of Patna constable, arrested on 2 October 2009 in Manjhaul PS Case No. 160/2009 under Sections 307/34 IPC and the Arms Act, later converted to murder under Section 302 IPC. The SSP Patna dismissed him without enquiry under Article 311(2)(b), recording that holding an enquiry was not reasonably practicable; the DIG Magadh and then a Single Judge affirmed. The Court held that his subsequent criminal acquittal, secured after all prosecution witnesses turned hostile, did not vitiate the dismissal and that dispensing with the enquiry was justified. The LPA was dismissed. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 13 November 2017 in Letters Patent Appeal No. 736 of 2014 (arising out of CWJC No. 20311 of 2011), the Patna High Court (Coram: Ajay Kumar Tripathi, Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, Quick Mobile, Patliputra Police Station, Patna (earlier Pandarak PS).
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The Patna High Court judgment dated 13 November 2017 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“We are of the considered opinion that in the facts and circumstances of the present case and the materials available on the records in form of the admission of the petitioner-appellant, seizure of his service revolver with the fired cartridge …” (para 29)
The Patna High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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