19 Aug 2025
Order issued
ConcludedThe High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi recorded adverse findings against police personnel.
disciplinary upheld.
Source: 2025:JHHC:24800
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CW-2025-0069JharkhandJudgment 19 August 2025
Jharkhand Police Constable vs The State Of Jharkhand
The High Court held that the constable reported for duty on 24.08.2007 in an intoxicated condition, abused staff, and fled from hospital during medical examination. The High Court held that the doctor's note of alcoholic smell with oral testimony corroborated the charge despite the absence of a blood test. The High Court held that a prior record of habitual misconduct supported the penalty. The High Court dismissed the writ application and denied reinstatement.
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By judgment dated 19 August 2025 in W.P.(S) No. 779 of 2013, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Deepak Roshan, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, JAP-6 Jamshedpur.
- Register number
- JH 00 CW 0004
- Case reference
- W.P.(S) No. 779 of 2013 / 2025:JHHC:24800
- Court and date
- High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Deepak Roshan, J.), 19 August 2025
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Constable, JAP-6 Jamshedpur
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “no relief can be granted to the Petitioner” (at para operative findings 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.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Current position
Judgment dated 19 August 2025. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Evidence position
Recorded allegations
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Material fact supported
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Attributed to the court
What the court found
Holding not recorded separately.
“no relief can be granted to the Petitioner” (para operative findings paragraph)
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Institutional response
Continuing record
Follow-up history
24 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.