YEVALE ASHRU RAOSAHEB vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 217 CRWP-632-2012 (O&M) Decided on :07.05.2026 YEVALE ASHRU RAOSAHEB ...Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA PRESENT: Mr. N. K. Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Promila Nain, Senior Advocate Senior Panel counsel with Ms. Angel Walia, Advocate for the respondent-UOI. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral) 1. In the present criminal writ petition, challenge is to the impugned order dated 25.01.2012 (Annexure P-5) passed by respondent No. 2, Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”), whereby the challenge raised to the Summary Court Martial proceedings and the punishment imposed vide order dated 18.12.2009, according to which, the petitioner was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of nine months and dismissed from service, has been rejected. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner contends that the Summary Court Martial proceedings were primarily based upon the alleged confessional statement of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petiti