DAYA SHANKAR YADAV Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The appellant was selected and appointed as a Constable in the Central Reserve Police Force on 12.6.2003. Rule 14(b) of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955 required every newly recruited employee to furnish factual information about himself. In view of it, the appellant was required to fill up and sign a Verification Roll (for short 'the form'), which he did on 6.7.2004. The form starts with the following warnings:

(3.) The said form was referred to the Police for verification, who reported that Crime case No. 67/1997 had been registered against the appellant in the Police Station, Bahariya, for offences punishable under Sections 323/504/506 IPC and that the court had however discharged him on 17.1.2001, after trial.