# Central Reserve Police Constable and others vs The State of Jharkhand and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 29 August 2017 in L.P.A. No. 220 of 2009, the Jharkhand High Court (Coram: Aparesh Kumar Singh, B. B. Mangalmurti, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, Central Reserve Police Force.

- Register number: JH 01 CW 0010
- Case reference: L.P.A. No. 220 of 2009
- Court and date: Jharkhand High Court (Coram: Aparesh Kumar Singh, B. B. Mangalmurti, JJ.), 29 August 2017
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Central Reserve Police Force
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 11(1) of the CRPF Act, 1949; Rule 27 of the CRPF Rules, 1955
- Finding of the Court (extract): “It was also held that the punishment of removal from service was proportionate to the gravity of misconduct. Therefore in such circumstances, we find no occasion to interfere in the findings of the writ Court.” (at para 8)
- 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/485426/niranjan-sharma-ors-appellant-hash-the-state-of-jharkhand-respondent/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2017-0029)

**Record:** CW-2017-0029 (compiler id CWC-1008); case GAP3-105-009
**Title:** Central Reserve Police Constable and others vs The State of Jharkhand and Others
**Court:** Jharkhand High Court; judges: Aparesh Kumar Singh; B. B. Mangalmurti
**Case number / citation:** L.P.A. No. 220 of 2009
**Judgment:** 2017-08-29 (2017, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1996-06-30 (1996)
**Place:** Ranchi, Jharkhand; city town: Ranchi; police station or unit: Central Reserve Police Force (posted Ranchi); force: central_armed
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** CRPF Act 1949 s.11(1); CRPF Rules 1955 r.27
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Central Reserve Police Force (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Jharkhand High Court Division Bench dismissed the appeal of CRPF Constable against his removal for reporting for Quarter Guard duty in a drunken condition after consuming country-made liquor and for four days of unauthorised absence in 1996. The court held the charges stood proved after full opportunity, noting the petitioner had admitted guilt, and that removal under Section 11(1) read with Rule 27 needed no prosecution under Sections 9/10. It held the penalty was not shockingly disproportionate for a disciplined force. The removal, already affirmed in appeal, on quantum representation and in writ, therefore stands.

> It was also held that the punishment of removal from service was proportionate to the gravity of misconduct. Therefore in such circumstances, we find no occasion to interfere in the findings of the writ Court.

**Sources (1):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/485426/niranjan-sharma-ors-appellant-hash-the-state-of-jharkhand-respondent/)
**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:** 8
**display title redacted:** Central Reserve Police Constable and others vs The State of Jharkhand 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': '2017-08-29', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Jharkhand High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Jharkhand High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': 'L.P.A. No. 220 of 2009', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/485426/niranjan-sharma-ors-appellant-hash-the-state-of-jharkhand-respondent/', '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:** LPA against CRPF removal for intoxication on duty dismissed; removal stands.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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