# Raghogarh Police Assistant Sub-Inspector vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors

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## Report card

By judgment dated 24 February 2026 in Writ Appeal No. 516 of 2026, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Coram: Anand Pathak, Anil Verma, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against 2 police personnel, namely: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Raghogarh; Constable, Police Station Raghogarh.

- Register number: MP 08 CW 0003
- Case reference: Writ Appeal No. 516 of 2026 / 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 69
- Court and date: Madhya Pradesh High Court (Coram: Anand Pathak, Anil Verma, JJ.), 24 February 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Raghogarh; Constable, Police Station Raghogarh
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked: Section 365 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Article 226 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Therefore, relying upon the aforesaid law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court, this Court is of the considered opinion that mere acquittal by Criminal Court would not debar an employer from exercising the power to conduct departmental proceedings in …” (at para 14)
- 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://lawbeat.in/pdf_upload/sultan-singh-nagar-v-state-of-mp-2131645.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0010)

**Record:** CW-2026-0010 (compiler id CWC-0222); case MADHYA-007; aliases: CWC-1482
**Title:** Raghogarh Police Assistant Sub-Inspector vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors
**Court:** Madhya Pradesh High Court; bench: Gwalior; judges: Anand Pathak; Anil Verma
**Case number / citation:** Writ Appeal No. 516 of 2026 / 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 69
**Judgment:** 2026-02-24 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2011-05-07 (2011)
**Place:** Guna, Madhya Pradesh; city town: Raghogarh; police station or unit: Police Station Raghogarh; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** extortion
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 365; IPC 392; IPC 34; Constitution of India Article 226
**Officers (gated display forms):** Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Raghogarh; Constable, Police Station Raghogarh (2 in record)
**Victims:** Raghogarh man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court records the following account. Assistant Sub-Inspector and Constable of Raghogarh Police Station, Guna, along with accomplices, de-boarded complainant \[name withheld\] from the Rajdhani Express at Kota railway station and looted approximately 4 kg of gold. Although the officer was subsequently acquitted by the criminal court due to hostile witnesses, a departmental inquiry found the charges of abduction and robbery proved, leading to his dismissal from service on May 11, 2021. The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) dismissed his writ appeal, ruling that acquittal in a criminal case based on benefit of doubt does not bar departmental disciplinary proceedings and that looting and abduction by a police officer fully justified dismissal.

> Therefore, relying upon the aforesaid law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court, this Court is of the considered opinion that mere acquittal by Criminal Court would not debar an employer from exercising the power to conduct departmental proceedings in accordance with the rules and regulations. Both proceedings; criminal and departmental, are entirely different.

**Sources (4):** [lawbeat.in](https://lawbeat.in/pdf_upload/sultan-singh-nagar-v-state-of-mp-2131645.pdf); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madhya-pradesh-high-court/madhya-pradesh-high-court-dismisses-assistant-sub-inspectors-appeal-against-termination-525278); [lawbeat.in](https://lawbeat.in/news-updates/madhya-pradesh-high-court-upholds-dismissal-of-assistant-sub-inspector-in-gold-loot-case-despite-acquittal-1569093); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madhya-pradesh-high-court/banks-guardian-turned-robber-mp-hc-upholds-dismissal-of-police-officer-who-looted-gold-525278)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**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:** 14
**display title redacted:** Raghogarh Police Assistant Sub-Inspector vs State of Madhya Pradesh and 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': '2026-02-24', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Madhya Pradesh High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '2026 LiveLaw (MP) 69', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://lawbeat.in/pdf_upload/sultan-singh-nagar-v-state-of-mp-2131645.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madhya-pradesh-high-court/madhya-pradesh-high-court-dismisses-assistant-sub-inspectors-appeal-against-termination-525278', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://lawbeat.in/news-updates/madhya-pradesh-high-court-upholds-dismissal-of-assistant-sub-inspector-in-gold-loot-case-despite-acquittal-1569093', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madhya-pradesh-high-court/banks-guardian-turned-robber-mp-hc-upholds-dismissal-of-police-officer-who-looted-gold-525278', '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:** Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) upheld the dismissal of Assistant Sub-Inspector for abducting and looting ~4kg of gold from a passenger.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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