escape of prisoners from police custody.--
(1) If a prisoner escapes or is rescued from police
custody, the police officer immediately responsible,
shall forthwith ... part of any
superior police officer.
(2) On the conclusion of enquiry, if the Deputy
Commissioner of police fins that misconduct is
attached
above act on your part amounts to grave
misconduct and unbecoming of a police officer which
renders you liable to be dealt under the provisions ... accused of an offence before, or while in the custody of,
a police officer is not admissible in a court of law
according to Sections
misconduct' has been defined as under:
"The term 'misconduct' implies, a wrongful
intention, and not a mere error of judgment.
Misconduct ... noted the
definition of misconduct in Stroud's Judicial
Dictionary which runs as under:
"Misconduct means, misconduct arising from ill
motive; acts
intelligence officer and
constituted gross professional misconduct.
8. In the said departmental proceeding the police officers concerned
were not examined. The Customs Officers were also ... also said to be the owner of the vehicle. How
responsible police officers were traveling in the jeep of a well known
smuggler defies
ordinarily followed, e.g. in a case of grave misconduct like
misappropriation, strict enforcement of the rule may not be insisted upon.
When ... that the
words "gravest act of misconduct" occurring in Rule 16.2(1) of the Punjab
Police Rules need not be used
gravest
acts of misconduct or as the cumulative effect of continued
misconduct proving incorrigibility and complete unfitness for
police service. In making such an award ... misconduct.
8. The second part of the rule connotes the cumulative
effect of continued misconduct proving incorrigibility and
complete unfitness for police service and that
under the Punjab Police Rules 12.21 as he is not
likely to become an efficient police officer.
18. The Rule which was operating in that ... weighed in the mind of
Senior Superintendent of Police as absence from
duty is a misconduct. The High Court has further
gone on to hold
Superintendent of Police,
Tarn Taran. The matter was carried in appeal and the Appellate Authority,
being the Deputy Inspector General of Police, set aside ... misconduct alleged against
Appellant was found to have not been proved. The disciplinary proceeding
against Appellant was dropped by the Senior Superintendent of Police,
Sangrur
conclusion if the previous record shows continued misconduct indicating incorrigibility and complete unfitness for police service then it could award penalty of dismissal from service ... whom charges have been proved, if shows continued misconduct indicating incorrigibility and complete unfitness for police service, the punishment awarded shall ordinarily be dismissal from
Patiala
Police, Punjab. His appointing authority was superintendent of Police,
Patiala. Subsequently, the respondent was promoted to the post of Head
Constable. Certain Misconduct committed ... three occasions without any kind of leave from the Superintendent of
Police. In view of unauthorised absence, the appellants herein initiated a
departmental inquiry against
