JUDGMENT :

S.N. Pathak, J.

Heard the parties through video conferencing.

2. Petitioner has prayed for quashing the order dated 01.08.2016 whereby he has been reverted to the post of Constable from the post of A.S.I. for two years. Petitioner has further prayed for quashing the order dated 11.08.2016, passed in Departmental Appeal No.1606 of 2016, by the Dy. Inspector General of Police, Palamau Region, Daltonganj, affirming the order of punishment.

It has also been prayed for quashing the order dated 12.06.2017, passed by the Director General of Police, Jharkhand, Ranchi, whereby revision filed by the petitioner has been rejected.

3. As per the factual matrix, while the petitioner was posted as Assistant Sub Inspector of Police at Manika Police Station, Latehar, he was given the charge of a case i.e. Manika P.S. Case No. 40 of 2016 dated 06.06.2016 registered under Section 263/266 of the I.P.C for investigation. It is apparent that the said case was registered for kidnapping of a minor girl, which was lodged by her father and upon receipt of the charge, petitioner started investigation of the said case. On 19.06.2016, news was published in the daily newspaper, Hindustan Times that a mino