Sukhwinder Singh Vs State of Punjab & Ors. — Cheating and Forgery | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

Sukhwinder Singh Vs State of Punjab & Ors. — Cheating and Forgery | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the respondent to pay subsistence allowance for the period 08.05.2002 to 19.03.2007 within one month from the date the petitioner files an application along with evidence of non-payment of the allowance.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, a Constable suspended on 08.05.2002 and reinstated on 19.03.2007, is entitled to subsistence allowance for the period from 08.05.2002 to 19.03.2007. +1 more

Court's answer

The petitioner was entitled to subsistence allowance for the period from 08.05.2002 to 19.03.2007; learned State counsel expressed his inability to controvert this entitlement.

Ratio / Principle

Payment of the subsistence allowance was directed within one month of the petitioner filing an application along with evidence of non-payment; the court left open whether the allowance had already been paid, as neither side could clarify this.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court (single bench, Jagmohan Bansal, J., oral), CWP No.14971 of 2015, decided 31.10.2025. The petitioner, a Constable enrolled on 20.11.2001, was implicated in FIR No.24 dated 22.03.2002 under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 IPC (Police Station, Jalandhar Cantt), suspended on 08.05.2002 and reinstated by the Deputy Inspector General of Police on 19.03.2007; he was later acquitted by the Trial Court (judgment dated 11.11.2009) and punished in departmental proceedings with forfeiture of one year’s service for increment. By writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India he sought subsistence allowance for the suspension period 08.05.2002 to 19.03.2007. Learned State counsel expressed inability to controvert the entitlement, but counsel for both sides could not clarify whether the allowance had actually been paid. The petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondent to pay the subsistence allowance within one month of the petitioner filing an application supported by evidence of non-payment.

101 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CWP No.14971 of 2015 Date of Decision:31.10.2025

Sukhwinder Singh

….Petitioner

vs.

State of Punjab and others

….Respondents

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL

Present: Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate for the petitioner

Dr. Dharminder S.Lamba, Addl. A.G., Punjab

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to pay subsistence allowance for the period from 08.05.2002 to 19.03.2007.

The petitioner was enrolled as Constable on 20.11.2001. He was implicated in FIR No.24 dated 22.03.2002, under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC registered at Police Station, Jalandhar Cantt. He was suspended on 08.05.2002. He was reinstated by Deputy Inspector General of Police on 19.03.2007. He was acquitted by Trial Court vide judgment dated 11.11.2009. In the departmental proceedings, he was awarded punishment of forfeiture of one year’s service for increment.

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CWP No.14971 of 2015 -2-

The petitioner claims that he was entitled to subsistence allowance for the period from 08.05.2002 to 19.03.2007.

Learned State counsel expressed his inability to controvert that petitioner was entitled to subsistence allowance for the aforesaid period.

Counsel for the parties are unable to clarify whether subsistence allowance for the said period was actually paid or not.

In the wake of statement of both sides, the petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent to pay subsistence allowance for the aforesaid period within one month from the date petitioner files application along with evidence of non-payment of subsistence allowance.

(JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE

31.10.2025

paramjit

Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes
Whether reportable:	No

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