Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 520 · Decided 21 September 2021
Union of India & ORS. v. Dalbir Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 520 · [2021] 7 S.C.R. 800
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5848/2021
- Decided
- 21 September 2021
- Bench
- HEMANT GUPTA, V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 27; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
Service Law - Dismissal from service - The writ petitioner was a General Duty Constable in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - A FIR was lodged against the writ petitioner u/ss. 302, 307 of IPC and s.27 of the Arms Act - He was accused of firing from his service and Deputy Commandant, resulting in death of the Head Constable and injuring Deputy Commandant - Trial Court convicted the writ petitioner - However, the High Court acquitted him - Criminal Appeal filed by the State against the acquittal of the High Court was dismissed by the
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