# Jharkhand Police Constable vs State Of Jharkhand

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## Report card

By judgment dated 18 February 2026 in W.P.(S) No. 2136 of 2023, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Ananda Sen, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, Bagbera police station.

- Register number: JH 00 CW 0007
- Case reference: W.P.(S) No. 2136 of 2023
- Court and date: High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Ananda Sen, J.), 18 February 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Bagbera police station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Opportunity was given to the petitioner but he did not appear before the Enquiry Committee.” (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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/25925037/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0082)

**Record:** CW-2026-0082 (compiler id CWC-1360); case cop-jh-hc-1
**Title:** Jharkhand Police Constable vs State Of Jharkhand
**Court:** High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; judges: Ananda Sen
**Case number / citation:** W.P.(S) No. 2136 of 2023
**Judgment:** 2026-02-18 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** Not stated
**Place:** Jharkhand; police station or unit: Bagbera police station; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Bagbera police station (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The High Court held that the constable deputed for treasure escort duty had left his rifle in the guardroom and remained absent. The High Court held that opportunity was given to participate in the departmental enquiry but the constable did not appear. The High Court held that a delayed appeal filed after sixteen years gave no ground to interfere. The High Court dismissed the writ petition and upheld the removal.

> Opportunity was given to the petitioner but he did not appear before the Enquiry Committee.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/25925037/)
**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:** operative findings paragraph
**display title redacted:** Jharkhand Police Constable vs State Of Jharkhand
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-02-18', '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. 2136 of 2023', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/25925037/', '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 2026:JHHC:5100 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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