IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision: 17.02.2026 JITENDER KUMAR ...Petitioner Vs.

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Manish Soni, Advocate and Mr. Gurdeep Grewal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Ravi Partap Singh, DAG Haryana Assisted by HC Anar Singh Office of Commissioner of Police, Gurugram Police Commissionerate ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of order dated 27.11.2025 (Annexure P-12) whereby he has been made to retire at the age of 55 years.

2. The petitioner joined Haryana Police Force as Constable on 29.08.1992. He was implicated in FIR No. 165 dated 14.09.2023 under Sections 13 and 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 registered at Police Station Bajghera, Gurugram. He was exonerated and Police report against main accused was submitted. A departmental inquiry was initiated against him under Rule 16.24 (1) of Punjab Police Rules, 1934 (as applicable to State of Haryana) (for short ‘PPR’) on the basis of aforesaid FIR. He was exonerated by inquiry officer vide