CW-2025-0070Hazaribagh, JharkhandJudgment 2 May 2025

Hazaribagh Police Armed police personnel vs The State Of Jharkhand

The High Court held that the armed-police staffer declined assigned duty on 04.01.2005 and stayed away, with four prior penalties for overstay and absence on record. The High Court held that the case was one of refusal of duty rather than overstay of sanctioned leave. The High Court held that the delayed memorial under the Police Manual gave no ground to reopen the penalty. The High Court dismissed the writ petition.

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By judgment dated 2 May 2025 in W.P.(S) No. 2580 of 2017, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Armed police personnel, JAP-7, Hazaribagh.

Register number
JH 02 CW 0004
Case reference
W.P.(S) No. 2580 of 2017
Court and date
High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Coram: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.), 2 May 2025
Officer(s) at the material time
Armed police personnel, JAP-7, Hazaribagh
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Not stated in the cited sources
Finding of the Court (extract)
“Consequently, this writ petition is 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.

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Judgment dated 2 May 2025. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.

Recorded allegations

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Material fact supported

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Official finding: supports allegation.

What the court found

Holding not recorded separately.

“Consequently, this writ petition is dismissed.” (para final paragraph)

Institutional response

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2 May 2025

Order issued

Concluded
High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi External · Binding

The High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi recorded adverse findings against police personnel.

disciplinary upheld.
Source: W.P.(S) No. 2580 of 2017
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Follow-up history

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24 Sep 2026

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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.

Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.

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