Judgement

BACHAWAT, J.: The respondent was recruited as a constable in the police service in the undivided Punjab on April 3, 1934. By April 1946 he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector. In 1950, he was posted at Delhi. On August 26, 1955 be was confirmed in this rank by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Delhi.

2. In the beginning of 1957 an accusation was made against him that while investigating a case registered by him against one Mohammad Jamil under First Information Report No. 1322 dated November 25, 1956 he had taken one Rame Shah to the Lahori Gate police post without formally arresting him and received from him by way of illegal gratification Rs. 100/- which was paid on his behalf by one Roshan Lal. On coming to know of this complaint Sri A. C. Chaturvedi, Superintendent of Police (City), Delhi, made some kind of summary inquiry into the matter and on 28-2-1957 passed the following order:-

"Reference complaint received from S. P. s Office Vide No. 1212/GB, dated the 12th of January 1957.

Integrity of S. I. Chanan Shah No. 112/ D was found to be doubtful in connection with case F.I.R. 1322 dated 25-11-l956 under Section 20.11.78 of P. B. Kotwali against one M