In Brief
A CRPF constable deliberately withheld information about pending criminal cases when completing his recruitment verification form. He denied the charges even after a show-cause notice was issued and fake police documents were discovered during the inquiry. The High Court set aside his termination order, holding he was unaware of the cases at recruitment. The Supreme Court reversed this, holding that the constable had full knowledge of his criminal cases (he was arrested and granted bail before completing the verification form). The Court upheld his termination, emphasizing that suppression of material facts breaches trust, regardless of subsequent acquittal, and the standard of integrity for police recruitment must be higher.
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