COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS. vs PRATAP SINGH & ORS.

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$~28 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2762/2025, CM APPLs. 13162/2025 & 13163/2025 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Rohit Gupta, Advs. versus PRATAP SINGH & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anil Singal, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL ORDER (ORAL) % 05.03.2025 1. A joint departmental enquiry was initiated against the respondent and certain other officials of the petitioner, based on F.I.R. No. 33/08 registered against them under Section 7/13 (1)(a)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act read with Section 384/120- B/34 of the IPC at PS AC Branch, GNCT of Delhi. 2. The accused, including the respondent, were arrested and released on bail. On 16 September 2017, the disciplinary proceedings culminated in an order of penalty against the respondent passed by the disciplinary authority. The respondent appealed against the said order. The appeal was dismissed by the Appellate Authority on 22 January W.P.(C) 2762/2025 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:06.03.2025 17:44:06 2018. 3. Prior thereto, by orders dated 27 May 2017 and 6 July 2017, the respondents were discharged in the criminal cases instituted against them by the learned Special Judge, PC Act on the ground that there was no valid sanction obtained prior to institution of the said cases. 4. Thereafter, the Joint Commissioner of Police, on 7 November 2017, passed an order in which it was opined as under: “Therefore, no further departmental action is warranted against HC (Exe.) Pratap Singh No. 265/ND (now 5191/DAP) (PIS No. 28823865), Ct. Bhageerath Meena No. 1175/ND (now 8960/DAP) (PIS No. 28030046) and Ct. Kishore Kumar No. 1434/ND (now 8845