Supreme Court of India

The State of Uttar Pradesh & Others v. Ajodhya Prasad

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Reported as [1961] 2 S.C.R. 672
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 25 November 1960

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the departmental inquiry was only a further step in respect of the misconduct of the respondent in regard whereto the magisterial inquiry was held at an earlier stage.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Public Servant-Complaint of taking bribes against Police Officer-Magisterial enquiry into coinplaints-Departmental trial­ Validity of-Police Act, 1861 (V of 1861), s. 7-U. P. Police Regulations, paras. 486, 489. The respondent was posted as officer incharge of a police station when complaints were received by the District Magis­ trate that the respondent was receiving bribes. The District Magistrate got an enquiry made by the Sub-Divisional Magis­ trate and forwarded the report toghether with his own endorse­ ment to the Superintendent of Police. The respondent was forced to go on 2 months

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