one. The petitioner, who is a police official, on being deputed along with Balwinder Singh, a Head Constable, reached at the spot. Balwinder Singh left the place of accident to trace the offending vehicle. The petitioner took out two mobile phones along with handsets and a wallet containing money from the pocket of the deceased. The petitioner, thereafter, returned another mobile phone with ₹500/- to the legal representatives, whereas he kept one mobile phone and ₹13,000/- with him without disclosing these facts to the police. After a period of nine months of the occurrence of accident, one of the family members of the deceased dialled on the mobile phone, which connected to the petitioner. At that time, it transpired that the petitioner has not only kept the mobile phone of the deceased, but also 13,000/-₹ belonging to the deceased. The Inquiry Officer, deputed to inquire into the matter, submitted a report after conducting the inquiry. Thereafter, the petitioner returned the mobile phone along with 13,500/-.₹
