HC: Man acquitted following compromise eligible for govt job

HC: Man acquitted following compromise eligible for govt job 

15.01.2025

Bhopal/Jabalpur : The MP high court has held that a person acquitted in a criminal case following compromise with the complainant is eligible for a govt job. The bench of Justice Vivek Jain with this observation ordered for appointment of a petitioner as a police constable. Ratnesh Kumar Singh from Kotma Anuppur in his petition said he had applied for the post of police constable (driver) in the exam conducted by MP Professional Examination Board in 2012. Meanwhile, a case under section 325 of the IPC was registered against him at police station Bhalumada in Anuppur district. Following compromise with the complainant, he was acquitted by the court. Despite qualifying in the written exam and trade test, he was not given appointment in the police. He had moved the high court against the decision not to give him the job and the court disposed of his petition with a directive to officials concerned to consider his application. After his application was rejected, he filed a petition again. The court again asked the officials to consider his application in the light of the supreme court order. His application was rejected again. After his third application was rejected, he moved the court again. 

The court in its order said that officials rejecting application of the petitioner seem to believe that the case against the petitioner was proved and he somehow managed to come to an agreement with the complainant for a compromise. In this case, it was a quarrel between neighbours and the petitioner was not the prime accused. The officials rejecting his application never mentioned the injuries sustained by the complainant which could justify trial of the petitioner under section 325 of the IPC. In such a situation, the case against the petitioner seems to be petty and fake and making an opinion about his character on its basis won't be justified.