# Jharkhand Police Not stated; uniformed member vs The State Of Jharkhand

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## Report card

By judgment dated 9 September 2025 in W.P.(S) No. 1637 of 2018, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Deepak Roshan, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Not stated; uniformed member, State police.

- Register number: JH 00 CW 0005
- Case reference: W.P.(S) No. 1637 of 2018
- Court and date: High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Deepak Roshan, J.), 9 September 2025
- Officer(s) at the material time: Not stated; uniformed member, State police
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as compulsorily retired.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “instant application stands dismissed” (at para final paragraph)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Disciplinary action upheld. Sentence: imprisonment.
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/116509259/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2025-0068)

**Record:** CW-2025-0068 (compiler id CWC-1363); case cop-jh-hc-4
**Title:** Jharkhand Police Not stated; uniformed member vs The State Of Jharkhand
**Court:** High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; judges: Deepak Roshan
**Case number / citation:** W.P.(S) No. 1637 of 2018
**Judgment:** 2025-09-09 (2025, day precision)
**Incident date:** Not stated
**Place:** Jharkhand; police station or unit: State police; petitioner described as Secretary of Police Men's Association; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Not stated; uniformed member, State police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The High Court held that the uniformed staffer had joined a coordinated mass leave and incited colleagues while holding weaponry and shouting slogans. The High Court held that the compulsory retirement imposed after the departmental enquiry was supported by the record. The High Court held that an earlier writ (WPS No. 4872 of 2008) had already left the penalty undisturbed. The High Court dismissed the writ application.

> instant application stands dismissed

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/116509259/)
**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:** final paragraph
**display title redacted:** Jharkhand Police Not stated; uniformed member vs The State Of Jharkhand
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2025-09-09', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'disciplinary upheld', 'source': 'W.P.(S) No. 1637 of 2018', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/116509259/', '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:** None; all claims verified. Neutral citation 2025:JHHC:27410 exists and could be added (record shows null).
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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