26 Mar 2026
Order issued
ConcludedThe Bombay High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.
Disciplinary action · Procedural only.
Source: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 357
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CW-2026-0001Thane, MaharashtraJudgment 26 March 2026
Rajesh Sahadeo Jangid v. Union of India & Ors.
The judgment of the Bombay High Court records the following account. In June 2018 a video went viral showing RPF constable Rajesh Jangid, posted as Commando and in uniform at Kalyan railway station, sitting beside a woman passenger on a platform bench and touching her inappropriately until co-passengers intervened. The railway authorities chargesheeted him suo motu, held a disciplinary enquiry under the RPF Rules 1987, and removed him from service in August 2018, a penalty affirmed in revision and on representation. The court viewed the video clip itself and held it clearly established his intention to outrage the woman's modesty. The court found the misconduct proved, held removal (a lesser penalty than dismissal) fully justified for a member of a disciplined force, dismissed the writ petition and discharged the Rule. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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By judgment dated 26 March 2026 in Writ Petition No. 7616 of 2021, the Bombay High Court (Coram: Bharati Dangre, Manjusha Deshpande, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Rajesh Sahadeo Jangid (Constable (Commando)).
- Register number
- MH 04 CW 0014
- Case reference
- Writ Petition No. 7616 of 2021 / 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 357
- Court and date
- Bombay High Court (Coram: Bharati Dangre, Manjusha Deshpande, JJ.), 26 March 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Rajesh Sahadeo Jangid (Constable (Commando))
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Rule 146 of the RPF Rules, 1987; Rule 147 of the RPF Rules, 1987; Rule 153 of the RPF Rules, 1987; Rule 156 of the RPF Rules, 1987
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “In the wake of the aforesaid authoritative pronouncements and applying our mind to the facts before us and specifically by viewing the video clip which has clearly lead us to believe that the conduct of the Petitioner was truly deplorable …” (at para 21)
- 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.
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Judgment dated 26 March 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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“In the wake of the aforesaid authoritative pronouncements and applying our mind to the facts before us and specifically by viewing the video clip which has clearly lead us to believe that the conduct of the Petitioner was truly deplorable …” (para 21)
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Follow-up history
19 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.