Samar Bahadur Singh vs State Of U.P. & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a Constable from the Provincial Armed Constabulary under the provisions of Service Law, affirming the findings of the departmental inquiry which established his unauthorized absence and involvement in a criminal act of theft under Section 392 IPC. The Court ruled that the punishment was proportionate to the misconduct, rejecting the appellant's claims of being wrongfully accused and asserting that the medical evidence indicated alcohol consumption, albeit not intoxication. The dismissal order was confirmed, and the appeal was dismissed.