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2. In brief, facts as enumerated in the writ petition are, that the petitioner was implicated in FIR No.545 dated 27.12.2012 registered under Sections 294/506 IPC at Police Station City Narnaul, District Mahendergarh, however, the petitioner stood honourably acquitted vide judgment dated 05.06.2013 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Narnaul. Thereafter in the year 2018, another FIR No.85 dated 29.03.2018 under Sections 323, 325, 506, 34 IPC was registered against the family members of the petitioner on account of some dispute with the brother of grandfather of the petitioner with complainant wherein most of the family members were nominated, but 1 of 15 the petitioner claims that he was not aware of his involvement as he was never served any notice by the concerned police station.

3. On 16.04.2018, the Haryana Staff Selection Commission issued advertisement No.3/2018 for various posts including 5000 posts of Male Constable in Haryana Police under category No.1, against which the petitioner herein duly applied and selected. The petitioner joined as Constable on 03.03.2019 and also completed his basic training. However, the petitioner was discharged from service by order dated 20.09.2019 passed by respondent No.4 on the ground that the petitioner did not disclose about registration of FIR No.85 dated 20.03.2018 under Sections 323, 325, 506, 34 IPC in verification-cum-attestation form. Against order dated 20.09.2019, petitioner had filed CWP No.948 of 2010, which was disposed of by this Court vide order dated 05.03.2020 with direction to reconsider the case of the petitioner by giving him opportunity of personal hearing. The case of the petitioner was again reconsidered by respondent No.4 and stood rejected vide order dated 30.06.2020, which is under challenge in the instant writ petition.

7. It is further argued that in fact, petitioner was nominated as an accused in FIR No.85 dated 29.03.2018 under Sections 323, 452, 506, 325, 34 IPC registered at Police Station Nangal Chaudhary, District Mahendergarh and a cross-FIR i.e. FIR No.86 dated 30.03.2018 2018 under Sections 323, 506, 325, 34 IPC registered at Police Station Nangal Chaudhary, District Mahendergarh was also got registered from petitioner's side against the complainant in FIR No.85 dated 29.03.2018 and others. Furthermore, statement of the petitioner was recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. on 30.03.2018 regarding the incident and since he also suffered injuries, MLR of the petitioner was also conducted on 28.03.2018 by Dr. Yogesh Kumar, Medical Officer. Therefore, aforesaid facts make it crystal clear that the petitioner was very much in the knowledge of another FIR filed against him, which information he deliberately concealed while filling up the application as well as the verification form. Police force is a disciplined force and therefore, an aspirant is expected to state all facts correctly as information regarding involvement in any criminal case is of vital importance while adjudging the suitability of a candidate for selection in police force. Reliance has been placed upon the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.4842 of 2013 titled as 5 of 15 Commissioner of Police, New Delhi and another Vs. Mehar Singh decided on 02.07.2013 wherein it has been held that 'the police is a disciplined force, which shoulders the great responsibility of maintaining law and order in the society...A candidate wishing to join the police force must be a person of utmost rectitude and must have impeccable character and integrity. A person having criminal antecedents will not fit in this category. Even if he is acquitted or discharged in the criminal case, that acquittal and discharge order will have to be examined to see whether he has been completely exonerated in the case because even a possibility of his taking to the life of crimes poses a threat to the discipline of the police force. It was further held that the decision qua suitability of a candidate for selection in police force can only be taken by the Screening Committee created for the purpose and if the Screening Committee's decision is not mala fide or actuated by extraneous consideration, then it cannot be questioned.