WRIT - A No. 2153 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:36557 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2153 of 2025 Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ambuj Maurya,Atipriya Gautam,Madhaw Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard Sri Vijay Gautam, learned Advocate assisted by Ms. Atipriya Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. Petitioner was dismissed from service under order dated 28.2.2024 passed by respondent no.5 on account of his conviction in a criminal trial under judgment and order passed by the trial court on 25.10.2023 in criminal case no. 22 of 2011 (State v. Santosh Kumar Singh), arising out of case crime no. 178 of 2010 under Section 7, 13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) P.C. Act, P.S. Sector 49 Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar, by which sentene awarded to the petitioner was five years imprisonment and fine of Rs. 20,000/-. 3. Petitioner was working as a 'Sub Inspector' in the Police Department prior to passing of the impugned order dated 28.2.2024 imposing major penalty dismissing him from service exercising powers under Rule 8(2)(a) of the U