5 Jan 2026
Order issued
ConcludedThe High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi recorded adverse findings against police personnel.
disciplinary upheld.
Source: 2026:JHHC:96-DB
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CW-2026-0084Dhanbad, JharkhandJudgment 5 January 2026
Dhanbad Police Constable vs The State Of Jharkhand
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.
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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.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Current position
Judgment dated 5 January 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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Material fact supported
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Official finding: supports allegation.
Attributed to the court
What the court found
Holding not recorded separately.
“the present appeal fails and is, accordingly, dismissed.” (para final paragraph)
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Follow-up history
24 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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