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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL No.10942 OF 2014[Arising out of SLP (Civi! No" #$#% of &''%

)"M" (OPERATIONS! S"*"I + ANR" "" APPELLANT(S!

VERSUS

R" PERI,ASAM, ""RESPONDENT(S!

JUDGMENT

S. A. BOBDE, J.

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Pradesh and others vs" Shri Rama Rao12 ?0-r- t0is Court

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This report was considered by the authority

competent to impose punishment and a

provisional conclusion that the respondent

merited punishment of dismissal for the charges

held established by the report was recorded. A

copy of the report of the Enquiry Officer was sent

to the respondent and he was called upon tosubmit his representation against the action

proposed to be taken in regard to him. The

respondent submitted his representation which

was considered by the Deputy nspector !eneral

of "olice# $orthern %ange# &altair. That Officer

referred to the evidence of witnesses for the 'tate

about the arrest of Durgalu on (arch )# *+),# and

the handing over of Durgalu to the respondent on

the same day. -e observed that the evidence of

Durgalu that after he was arrested on (arch )

*+),# he had made good his escape and was

again arrested on (arch /# *+),# could not be

accepted. -olding that the charge against the

respondent was serious and had on the evidence