Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 45 · Decided 20 February 1981
State of Punjab v. Charan Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 45 · [1981] 2 S.C.R. 989
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 23/1976
- Decided
- 20 February 1981
- Bench
- O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, BAHARUL ISLAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; Constitution Article 134(1)(c); Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(2)
Headnote
Puniab Police Rules 1934- Rule 16.38-Scope of-Rule in the nature of d~partmental instruction-Cannot override Crin:inal Proced11te Code and Prt!­ vention of Corruption Act, The Punjab Police Rules, 1934 lay down the procedure to be followed in imposing punishn1ent on a police officer found inquiries. Rule 16.38 lays down the guidelines to be followed by the Superintendent of Police in dealing with a complaint about the commission of a criminal offence by a police olf1c~~r in connection with his official relations with the public. It enjoins upon the Superintendent to give
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