# The State of Manipur v. Manipur Police Rifleman

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## Report card

By judgment dated 11 March 2022 in WA Nos. 13 and 14 of 2021, the Manipur High Court (Coram: Sanjay Kumar, Lanusungkum Jamir, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Rifleman, 4th India Reserve Battalion, Manipur Police.

- Register number: MN 04 CW 0002
- Case reference: WA Nos. 13 and 14 of 2021 / (2022) 03 MAN CK 0025
- Court and date: Manipur High Court (Coram: Sanjay Kumar, Lanusungkum Jamir, JJ.), 11 March 2022
- Officer(s) at the material time: Rifleman, 4th India Reserve Battalion, Manipur Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 121 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 16(1)(b) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967; Section 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967; Section 25(1)(a) of the Arms Act, 1959; Section 25(1B) of the Arms Act, 1959; Section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908; Section 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908
- Finding of the Court (extract): “On the above analysis, we find that the order of dismissal passed against \[name withheld\] did not merit interference and the learned Judge erred in setting it aside. We accordingly set aside the Judgment & Order dated 27.01.2020 in W.P. …” (at para 22)
- 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/82157871/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2022-0002)

**Record:** CW-2022-0002 (compiler id CWC-0276); case NORTHE-017; aliases: CWC-1481
**Title:** The State of Manipur v. Manipur Police Rifleman
**Court:** Manipur High Court; judges: Sanjay Kumar; Lanusungkum Jamir
**Case number / citation:** WA Nos. 13 and 14 of 2021 / (2022) 03 MAN CK 0025
**Judgment:** 2022-03-11 (2022, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2015-05-19 (2015)
**Place:** Thoubal, Manipur; city town: Lilong; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 121; IPC 121A; UAPA s.16(1)(b); UAPA s.20; Arms Act s.25(1)(a); Arms Act s.25(1B); Explosive Substances Act 1908 s.4; Explosive Substances Act 1908 s.5
**Officers (gated display forms):** Rifleman, 4th India Reserve Battalion, Manipur Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Manipur High Court records the following account. Rifleman of the 4th India Reserve Battalion was arrested on 19 May 2015 after investigation showed he had become an active worker of CorCom, a conglomerate of valley-based militant outfits, throwing hand grenades in December 2014 and transporting arms while in uniform. He was dismissed on 25 March 2017 by the Governor under Article 311(2)(c) on a Committee of Advisors' recommendation. A Single Judge set aside the suspension and dismissal on 27 January 2020. The Division Bench allowed the State's writ appeals, holding the Committee's constitution and the Governor's satisfaction valid, and confirmed the dismissal order.

> On the above analysis, we find that the order of dismissal passed against \[name withheld\] did not merit interference and the learned Judge erred in setting it aside. We accordingly set aside the Judgment & Order dated 27.01.2020 in W.P. (C) No. 249 of 2017. As we have upheld the dismissal order dated 25.03.2017, the question of reinstating \[name withheld\] in service in terms of the said Judgment & Order no longer arises.

**Sources (3):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/82157871/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/1119854/pdf/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/1119854/state-of-manipur-appellant-hash-yahiya-khan-ors-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:** 22
**display title redacted:** The State of Manipur v. Manipur Police Rifleman
**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': '2022-03-11', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Manipur High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Manipur High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(2022) 03 MAN CK 0025', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/82157871/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/1119854/pdf/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/1119854/state-of-manipur-appellant-hash-yahiya-khan-ors-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:** Manipur HC allowed State appeals, set aside Single Judge orders and confirmed Rifleman's Article 311(2)(c) dismissal.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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