# \[name withheld\] v. CP & Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 9 November 2022 in W.P.(C) 7245/2003, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Satish Chandra Sharma, Subramonium Prasad, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against 2 police personnel, namely: Head Constable, Delhi Police, IGI Airport Terminal 2; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Delhi Police, IGI Airport Terminal 2.

- Register number: DL 09 CW 0015
- Case reference: W.P.(C) 7245/2003 / 2022/DHC/004763; 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1073
- Court and date: Delhi High Court (Coram: Satish Chandra Sharma, Subramonium Prasad, JJ.), 9 November 2022
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Delhi Police, IGI Airport Terminal 2; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Delhi Police, IGI Airport Terminal 2
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In light of the aforesaid judgments and in absence of any procedural irregularity or violation of principle of natural justice and fair play, this Court does not find any reason to interfere with the order passed by the Disciplinary Authority, …” (at para 28)
- 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.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/59909112022cw72452003124048-443754.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2022-0021)

**Record:** CW-2022-0021 (compiler id CWC-0113); case DELHI-022; aliases: CWC-1475
**Title:** \[name withheld\] v. CP & Ors.
**Court:** Delhi High Court; judges: Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad
**Case number / citation:** W.P.(C) 7245/2003 / 2022/DHC/004763; 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1073
**Judgment:** 2022-11-09 (2022, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1996-03-24 (1996)
**Place:** South West Delhi, Delhi; city town: New Delhi; police station or unit: PS IGI Airport; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** extortion
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, Delhi Police, IGI Airport Terminal 2; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Delhi Police, IGI Airport Terminal 2 (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 ASI of Delhi Police were on passport-checking duty at Terminal 2, IGI Airport, on the night of 23/24 March 1996 when a surprise check by the DCP led to the recovery of 75 Dirhams from Kumar's pocket. The court noted that questioned passengers confirmed police officials at the gate were extorting and taking money, and a joint departmental enquiry resulted in both officers being dismissed from service on 20 September 1999. The court held that recovery of foreign currency from a non-traveller policeman plus witness statements clearly established corrupt misconduct, rejecting the plea that it was a case of no evidence. Finding no procedural irregularity or violation of natural justice, the Division Bench upheld the dismissal orders of the Disciplinary Authority, the Commissioner of Police (appellate order, 2002) and the CAT, and dismissed the writ petition. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In light of the aforesaid judgments and in absence of any procedural irregularity or violation of principle of natural justice and fair play, this Court does not find any reason to interfere with the order passed by the Disciplinary Authority, the Appellate Authority as well as the order passed by the CAT.

**Sources (4):** [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/59909112022cw72452003124048-443754.pdf); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/policeman-caught-with-75-dirhams-at-airport-delhi-high-court-upholds-dismissal-213900); [barandbench.com](https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/delhi-high-court-upholds-dismissal-police-constable-caught-taking-money-passengers-airport); [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/59909112022cw72452003124048-1436730.pdf)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** extortion
**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:** 28
**display title redacted:** \[name withheld\] v. CP & 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': '2022-11-09', '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': '2022/DHC/004763; 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1073', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/59909112022cw72452003124048-443754.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/policeman-caught-with-75-dirhams-at-airport-delhi-high-court-upholds-dismissal-213900', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/delhi-high-court-upholds-dismissal-police-constable-caught-taking-money-passengers-airport', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/59909112022cw72452003124048-1436730.pdf', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** extortion
**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:** Delhi HC Division Bench dismissed writ; 1999 dismissal of 2 Delhi Police officers for extorting money from IGI passengers upheld (recategorised misconduct/other to corruption/extortion per charge memo).
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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