AMOL SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~42 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision 17th April, 2026 + W.P.(C) 2163/2023 AMOL SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava, Mr. Satyaarth Sinha, Mr. Ajinkya Dhalwade, Mr. Sanchit Kumar, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shubhra Parashar and Mr. Virender Pratap Singh Charak Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) AMIT MAHAJAN, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, by the Petitioner/ Sh. Amol Singh an erstwhile Constable in the Border Security Force (‘BSF’) assailing the Impugned Order dated 21.04.2022 passed by the Commandant of 112 BN BSF, whereby the Petitioner was dismissed from service pursuant to proceedings before a Summary Security Force Court (‘SSFC’), as well as countersigning order dated 25.05.2022 and order dated 23.11.2022 rejecting the statutory petition preferred by the Petitioner. Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER W.P.(C) 2163/2023 Page 1 of 13 KAUR Signing Date:20.04.2026 18:05:54 2. Succinctly stated, the petitioner was serving in 112 Battalion, BSF when he was charged under Sections 31(b), 40 and 22(e) of the BSF Act, 1968, as under: - 1st Charge EXACTING MONEY FROM A PERSON BSF ACT 1968 WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY U/S - 31{b) in that he, in the month of Dec 2021 to Feb 2022 accepted transactions of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand) on 02/12/2021, Rs.20,000/( Rupees twenty thousand) on 10/12/2021, and Rs.26,900/-(Rupees twenty six thousand nine hundred) on 10/02/2022 and other smaller transactions totaling Rs.96,900/-(Rupees ninety six thousand nine hundred) in the account of Smt Anshi Devi (wife of the friend of accused) for facilitating Indian tout na