# Rajesh Sahadeo Jangid v. Union of India & Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 26 March 2026 in Writ Petition No. 7616 of 2021, the Bombay High Court (Coram: Bharati Dangre, Manjusha Deshpande, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Rajesh Sahadeo Jangid (Constable (Commando)).

- Register number: MH 04 CW 0014
- Case reference: Writ Petition No. 7616 of 2021 / 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 357
- Court and date: Bombay High Court (Coram: Bharati Dangre, Manjusha Deshpande, JJ.), 26 March 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Rajesh Sahadeo Jangid (Constable (Commando))
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Rule 146 of the RPF Rules, 1987; Rule 147 of the RPF Rules, 1987; Rule 153 of the RPF Rules, 1987; Rule 156 of the RPF Rules, 1987
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In the wake of the aforesaid authoritative pronouncements and applying our mind to the facts before us and specifically by viewing the video clip which has clearly lead us to believe that the conduct of the Petitioner was truly deplorable …” (at para 21)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Disciplinary action upheld. Sentence: dismissal.
- 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://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/2026/07/31/rajesh-sahadeo-jangid-vs-union-of-india-690839.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0001)

**Record:** CW-2026-0001 (compiler id CWC-0483); case GAP2-12-002; aliases: CWC-1429
**Title:** Rajesh Sahadeo Jangid v. Union of India & Ors.
**Court:** Bombay High Court; judges: Bharati Dangre; Manjusha Deshpande
**Case number / citation:** Writ Petition No. 7616 of 2021 / 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 357
**Judgment:** 2026-03-26 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2018-06-18 (2018)
**Place:** Thane, Maharashtra; city town: Kalyan; police station or unit: RPF Post, Kalyan Railway Station; force: railway
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** RPF Rules 1987 r.146; RPF Rules 1987 r.147; RPF Rules 1987 r.153; RPF Rules 1987 r.156
**Officers (gated display forms):** Rajesh Sahadeo Jangid (Constable (Commando)) (1 in record)
**Victims:** Kalyan woman (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Bombay High Court records the following account. In June 2018 a video went viral showing RPF constable Rajesh Jangid, posted as Commando and in uniform at Kalyan railway station, sitting beside a woman passenger on a platform bench and touching her inappropriately until co-passengers intervened. The railway authorities chargesheeted him suo motu, held a disciplinary enquiry under the RPF Rules 1987, and removed him from service in August 2018, a penalty affirmed in revision and on representation. The court viewed the video clip itself and held it clearly established his intention to outrage the woman's modesty. The court found the misconduct proved, held removal (a lesser penalty than dismissal) fully justified for a member of a disciplined force, dismissed the writ petition and discharged the Rule. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> In the wake of the aforesaid authoritative pronouncements and applying our mind to the facts before us and specifically by viewing the video clip which has clearly lead us to believe that the conduct of the Petitioner was truly deplorable and despite being in uniform and on the property of the Railway, he had dared to indulge into such an act and therefore we find complete justification in the Railway, in initiating an inquiry against him, finding him guilty and imposing a punishment of removal from service, which is lesser penalty than dismissal from service.

**Sources (4):** [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/2026/07/31/rajesh-sahadeo-jangid-vs-union-of-india-690839.pdf); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/bombay-high-court/bombay-high-court-upholds-rpf-constable-removal-molestation-viral-video-543845); [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/high-courts/bombay-high-court/rajesh-sahadeo-jangid-v-union-of-india-2026bhc-as16291-db-rpf-constables-removal-for-outraging-modesty-1611854); [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/2026/04/11/ordjud-12watermark-1775686.pdf)
**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:** 21
**display title redacted:** Rajesh Sahadeo Jangid v. Union of India & 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': '2026-03-26', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Bombay High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Bombay High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 357', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/2026/07/31/rajesh-sahadeo-jangid-vs-union-of-india-690839.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/bombay-high-court/bombay-high-court-upholds-rpf-constable-removal-molestation-viral-video-543845', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/high-courts/bombay-high-court/rajesh-sahadeo-jangid-v-union-of-india-2026bhc-as16291-db-rpf-constables-removal-for-outraging-modesty-1611854', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/2026/04/11/ordjud-12watermark-1775686.pdf', '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:** RPF constable's removal for on-duty molestation upheld after court viewed video; writ dismissed.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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