# Delhi Armed Police Head Constable vs Govt. of NCTD & Ors.; \[name withheld\] vs Govt. of NCTD & Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 28 May 2019 in W.P.(C) Nos. 5926/2019 and 6044/2019, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Vipin Sanghi, Rajnish Bhatnagar, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against 2 police personnel, namely: Head Constable, Delhi Armed Police (DAP), Delhi Police; Constable, Delhi Armed Police (DAP), Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 03 CW 0022
- Case reference: W.P.(C) Nos. 5926/2019 and 6044/2019 / (2019) 05 DEL CK 0188
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: Vipin Sanghi, Rajnish Bhatnagar, JJ.), 28 May 2019
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Delhi Armed Police (DAP), Delhi Police; Constable, Delhi Armed Police (DAP), Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Rule 8(a) of the Delhi Police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1980; Section No.125 of 2008 of the Standing Order
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The Disciplinary and the Appellate Authorities have said enough, and the gravity of the misconduct established against the petitioners is enough to justify the punishment imposed upon them.” (at para 13)
- 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/113388042/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2019-0032)

**Record:** CW-2019-0032 (compiler id CWC-1195); case GAP3-43-004
**Title:** Delhi Armed Police Head Constable vs Govt. of NCTD & Ors.; \[name withheld\] vs Govt. of NCTD & Ors.
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: Vipin Sanghi; Rajnish Bhatnagar
**Case number / citation:** W.P.(C) Nos. 5926/2019 and 6044/2019 / (2019) 05 DEL CK 0188
**Judgment:** 2019-05-28 (2019, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2011-10-27 (2011)
**Place:** South Delhi, Delhi; city town: New Delhi; police station or unit: Delhi Armed Police (custody duty at AIIMS); force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** dereliction evidence tampering
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** Delhi Police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules 1980 r.8(a); Standing Order No.125 of 2008
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, Delhi Armed Police (DAP), Delhi Police; Constable, Delhi Armed Police (DAP), Delhi Police (2 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Delhi High Court records the following account. Head Constable and Constable of the Delhi Armed Police were detailed for the safe custody of undertrial prisoner Vikas Yadav, admitted in the ortho private ward of AIIMS, but colluded with him and took him out on the intervening night of 26/27 October 2011, returning only the next morning. Seven prosecution witnesses including AIIMS doctors and nursing staff supported the charge, and a joint departmental inquiry found both guilty, leading to their removal from the force, affirmed on appeal and by the CAT. The Delhi High Court held the gravity of the proved misconduct justified the punishment and dismissed both writ petitions. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> The Disciplinary and the Appellate Authorities have said enough, and the gravity of the misconduct established against the petitioners is enough to justify the punishment imposed upon them.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/113388042/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/988573/ramesh-kumar-vs-govt-of-nctd-ors/)
**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:** 13
**display title redacted:** Delhi Armed Police Head Constable vs Govt. of NCTD & Ors.; \[name withheld\] vs Govt. of NCTD & Ors.
**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': '2019-05-28', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Delhi High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Delhi High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(2019) 05 DEL CK 0188', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/113388042/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/988573/ramesh-kumar-vs-govt-of-nctd-ors/', '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:** Removal of two DAP men for custodial collusion with UTP upheld (judgment text cites Oct and Nov 2011).
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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