THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

ORDER:

The case at hand, precisely, is that the petitioner who was a Police Constable in the then Andhra Pradesh Special Police, appointed vide Proceedings dated 12.12.1985, was dismissed from service by Order dated 20.10.1998 passed by the 3rd respondent-Commandant, Telangana Special Police Battalion, Kondapur, in the departmental proceedings initiated on the basis of allegations against him for the offence under Section 376 IPC. However, in the judicial proceedings in Sessions Case No.419 of 1998 on the file of Assistant Sessions Judge, Asifabad, the petitioner was acquitted of the charges, by Judgment dated 25.01.2000. Consequent to his acquittal in the Sessions Case, the petitioner filed an appeal before the 2nd respondent-Deputy Inspector General of Police, and the same was dismissed on 29.06.2000. He therefore filed this writ petition challenging his dismissal order dated 20.10.1998, and the subsequent appeal order dated 29.06.2000, contending that he was acquitted by the learned Sessions Judge after due trial, and the respondent authorities have not considered the factum of acquittal, and further the authorities have not conducted the