TRIPURA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON DIPANKAR PRAMANIK V/S UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

AGARTALA, India, April 26 -- Tripura High Court issued the following judgement on April 1:

This appeal arises out of judgment & order dated 22.09.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.367 of 2022, whereby the writ petition of the appellant was dismissed.

2. The appellant was engaged as Constable (GD) in Border Security Force (BSF) in the year 2006. A Summary Security Force Court (for short, "SSFC") was constituted to initiate a court proceeding against the appellant for the alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 46 & 22(e) of BSF Act, 1968 (for short, "the Act") whereby two charges under above said provisions of law were framed against the appellant.

3. The first charge contained the allegation that while ...