T. Nandakumar Singh, J.

1. The unsuccessful writ Petitioner is the Appellant in the present writ appeal against the judgment and order of the learned Single Judge dated 15.4.2004 dismissing the writ petition being WP(C) No. 999/2001 filed by the Appellant-writ Petitioner assailing the order of the Superintendent of Police, Churachandpur District, Government of Manipur, Imphal, Manipur dated 17.1.2001 dismissing the Appellant-writ Petitioner from service and also the order of the appellate authority, i.e., Deputy Inspector General of Police (Range-Ill) dated 26.5.2001 dismissing the appeal filed by the Appellant-writ Petitioner against the dismissal order dated 17.1.2001.

2. Heard Mr. B.P. Sahu, learned Counsel assisted by Mr. Kh. Tarunkumar, for the Appellant/writ Petitioner and Md. Jalaluddin, learned Government Advocate appearing for the Respondents.

3. The precise facts which would suffice for deciding the present writ appeal are that, while the Appellant-writ Petitioner was serving as H.C. (Head Constable) was posted at Churachandpur Police Station in the year 1998. In the month of January 1998 some arms and ammunitions kept inside Malkhana/Arms Kote were stolen and the sa