By Court - Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner is seeking quashing of the order of punishment of compulsory retirement dated 12.06.2001 passed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro, respondent no. 3. The Appellate order dated 31.01.2004 passed by the Director General of Police-cum-Inspector General of Police, Jharkhand, Ranchi in Appeal No. 03/2001 is also being challenged whereunder the order of punishment has been affirmed. The original order of compulsory retirement is at Annexure-2 while covering letter of the Appellate Order is annexed as Annexure-3, but the Appellate Order in fact is Annexure-D to the counter affidavit.

3. The petitioner, who joined service in 1973, was posted as Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police at Barora Police Station, Dhanbad during which period on account of an incident, a criminal case was lodged against him and he was also departmentally proceeded. In the criminal case i.e. Baghmara (Barora) P. S. Case No. 296 of 1993 the informant Sanjeet Kumar Mishra alleged that on 31.10.1993 between 11.00 AM to 12.30 PM while he along with four to five persons were playing cards at Barora Stadium Kali Mand