# Dhanbad Police Constable vs The State Of Jharkhand

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## Report card

By judgment dated 5 January 2026 in L.P.A No. 303 of 2024, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Sujit Narayan Prasad, Rajesh Kumar, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, Dhanbad district police.

- Register number: JH 10 CW 0014
- Case reference: L.P.A No. 303 of 2024 / 2026:JHHC:96-DB
- Court and date: High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Sujit Narayan Prasad, Rajesh Kumar, JJ.), 5 January 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Dhanbad district police
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as compulsorily retired.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “the present appeal fails and is, accordingly, dismissed.” (at para final 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/196899833/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0084)

**Record:** CW-2026-0084 (compiler id CWC-1362); case cop-jh-hc-3
**Title:** Dhanbad Police Constable vs The State Of Jharkhand
**Court:** High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; judges: Sujit Narayan Prasad; Rajesh Kumar
**Case number / citation:** L.P.A No. 303 of 2024 / 2026:JHHC:96-DB
**Judgment:** 2026-01-05 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2013-07-29 (2013)
**Place:** Dhanbad, Jharkhand; police station or unit: Dhanbad district police; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Dhanbad district police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The High Court held that the constable had fired 11 rounds in the air from his service AK-47 rifle on 29.07.2013. The High Court held that indiscipline and carelessness with a service weapon justified disciplinary action despite a plea of mental imbalance and insomnia. The High Court held that conversion of removal into compulsory retirement needed no interference. The Division Bench dismissed the appeal, affirming the Single Judge order dated 16.02.2024.

> the present appeal fails and is, accordingly, dismissed.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/196899833/)
**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:** final paragraph
**display title redacted:** Dhanbad Police Constable vs The State Of Jharkhand
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-01-05', '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': '2026:JHHC:96-DB', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/196899833/', '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 including firing of 11 rounds from AK-47 on 29.07.2013, converted penalty, and final order.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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