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Petitioner – Sub-Inspector of Police was issued a charge memo alleging that on 12.11.2007, he fraudulently affixed a previous dated arrival stamp of 12.01.2005 in the passport of Sri D. Venkateshwarlu, at the Immigration counter so as to conceal his overstayed period for which passenger is stated to have paid US $300 (equivalent to Rs. 10,000/-). This fraudulent act came to light when the passenger was denied entry at George Bush International Airport, Houston, Texas in July 2009 and was deported back to India. Petitioner denies the charges leveled against him and asserts that no wrongdoing took place. He contends that a regular enquiry was conducted into the charges, during which he requested the Enquiry Officer to provide documents supporting the allegations and CCTV footage from the time of the alleged incident to disprove the charges. However, the Enquiry Officer ignored these requests. It is claimed that prosecution did not produce key evidence, such as the passport of complainant or A3 verification stamp during the enquiry, despite specific requests. According to petitioner, the stamp in question dated 2005 was not in his custody at the relevant time, as the design