Theft in central government offices what should we do?
23-Feb-2023 (In Criminal Law)
Frequent theft is reported at Govt office.Please let me know the norms and procedure adopted by the officer incharge when a theft occurs at central govt office.Please advice
There is no bar to include all charges of violation of departmental rules as well as criminal offences which can be taken up departmentally e.g. misappropriation of Government money, defalcation, and theft of departmental materials etc. But there are criminal offences such as bribery and corruption, murder offences under the Excise Act, etc. which cannot be taken up departmentally. In the case of departmental proceedings, reference to the various clauses of the Indian Penal Code should be avoided. The proceedings should be based on the failure to observe departmental rules and regulations. For instance, in the case of theft of a registered or insured articles, the charge against an employee may not be theft of that articles but failure to account for the articles entrusted to him. In cases of burglary, theft, highway robbery, fire etc. the primary offender is usually an outsider but in some cases collusion of a departmental official may also be suspected. In suchcases, sufficient evidence to make the conduct of the official doubtful is available, disciplinary proceedings against him should be drawn up and exemplary punishment imposed. While dealing with such cases, subtle niceties need not be allowed to overshadow the broad facts. While it should be sent hat natural justice is done and that no innocent person is punished, the moral convictions of the disciplinary authorities should not be eclipsed at least by pettifogging arguments.
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