# Narsinghpur Police Police Officer vs The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 21 April 2026 in W.A. No. 2812 of 2024, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur Bench (Coram: Vivek Rusia, Pradeep Mittal, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Police Officer, Police Station Narsinghpur.

- Register number: MP 49 CW 0001
- Case reference: W.A. No. 2812 of 2024 / 2026:MPHC-JBP:31111
- Court and date: High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur Bench (Coram: Vivek Rusia, Pradeep Mittal, JJ.), 21 April 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police Officer, Police Station Narsinghpur
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: 214; Regulation 215 of the M.P. Police Regulations; FR-54
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Although the appellant was acquitted in the criminal case, the departmental findings relating to his conduct in stopping a vehicle, detaining it at the police station, and failing to take appropriate legal action were duly established, thereby justifying the imposition …” (at para 11)
- 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/85035813/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0060)

**Record:** CW-2026-0060 (compiler id CWC-1323); case cop-mp-hc-4
**Title:** Narsinghpur Police Police Officer vs The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others
**Court:** High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur Bench; judges: Vivek Rusia; Pradeep Mittal
**Case number / citation:** W.A. No. 2812 of 2024 / 2026:MPHC-JBP:31111
**Judgment:** 2026-04-21 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2009-03-22 (2009)
**Place:** Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh; police station or unit: Police Station Narsinghpur; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** dereliction evidence tampering
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** 214; 215 M.P. Police Regulations; FR-54
**Officers (gated display forms):** Police Officer, Police Station Narsinghpur (1 in record)
**Victims:** Narsinghpur resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The High Court upheld a departmental penalty of a fine of Rs.5,000 imposed on a police officer for misconduct in unlawfully detaining a Scorpio vehicle at Police Station Narsinghpur and failing to initiate legal action, despite his acquittal in the parallel criminal trial under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Court held that departmental proceedings are based on a distinct standard of proof and the misconduct relating to unlawful detention of the vehicle and failure to take appropriate action was duly established in the departmental enquiry, justifying the penalty.

> Although the appellant was acquitted in the criminal case, the departmental findings relating to his conduct in stopping a vehicle, detaining it at the police station, and failing to take appropriate legal action were duly established, thereby justifying the imposition of penalty.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/85035813/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** dereliction_evidence_tampering
**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:** 11
**display title redacted:** Narsinghpur Police Police Officer vs The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-04-21', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur Bench', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur Bench recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'disciplinary upheld', 'source': '2026:MPHC-JBP:31111', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/85035813/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** dereliction evidence tampering
**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:** The sentence field inaccurately states the dismissal period was 'treated as no work, no pay'; per the judgment, the fine of Rs 5,000 was upheld (substituted for the dismissal) but the treatment of the dismissal period was REMITTED for fresh consideration under FR-54, not finally decided
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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