(1.) THE petitioner was employed as a Constable with the Railway Protection Force and was admittedly on duty along with Naik Laxmi Narain and Ct.Harbans Singh on the intervening night of 18th and 19th January 1996 from 1800 hours i.e. 6:00 PM of 18.1.1996 till 0600 hours of 19.1.1996. THE petitioner admits so.
(2.) NAIK Laxmi Narain had to ring up the Control Room inasmuch as he found petitioner having left place of duty. ASI Ramjit posted as Night Shift Officer responded and went to the place where petitioner, NAIK Laxmi Narain and Ct.Harbans Singh were on duty and went to locate the petitioner he learnt from the gateman of age No.413, namely Sh.Devinder Singh, that the petitioner had gone towards a liquor vend. The petitioner was found in a state of high intoxication and when ASI Ramjit was recording the statements of the gateman the petitioner ran away.
(3.) BEING a little unconventional, to save on paper, we reproduce the statements made by the petitioner in writing before the Inquiry Officer after the evidence was led and the petitioner was required to give his version by way of his statement if he so desired. The petitioner has himself filed the translated version of his statement, inasmuch as we find that petitioners written statement before the Inquiry Officer is in vernacular, thus we reproduce the translated version given by the petitioner himself, being Annexure P-5 to the writ petition. It reads as under:-