ORDER :

Subodh Abhyankar, J.

1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the order dated 25.6.2005 (Annexure P-1) passed by the respondent No. 3/Superintendent of Police, District Betul as also the order dated 25.8.2005 (Annexure P-2) passed by the respondent No. 2/Deputy Inspector General of Police, Bhopal. Vide order dated 25.6.2005, in a departmental enquiry initiated against the petitioner, he has been imposed with a penalty of compulsory retirement, which has also been affirmed by the appellate authority vide its order dated 25.8.2005.

2. In brief, the facts of the case are that initially the petitioner was appointed as Constable in the Police Department on 1.1.1983 and thereafter he was promoted as Head Constable on 19.10.2004. On 22.11.2004 he took one Jittu alias Jitendra, an accused to the Sessions Court, Bhopal from the Reserve Lines, Betul and while coming back from Bhopal, at the request of the said accused, the petitioner alighted from the bus and went to a Dhaba from where the accused absconded. It is an admitted fact that subsequently the accused surrendered before the police and was again arrested.

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