Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Bihar Court Convicts Police Officer of Contempt, Imposes Re 1 Fine
A court in Bihar had told a senior police officer to take certain steps in a kidnapping case.
The court said the officer, Raushan Kumar, did not properly follow those instructions.
It also said he did not answer a notice or appear to give evidence when asked.
The court found him guilty of contempt, which means disobeying or disrespecting the court’s authority.
It fined him just one rupee, but ordered that the fine come from his salary.
The court also said the conviction should be added to his work record.
It asked the government ministry responsible for personnel and training to improve how IAS and IPS officers are trained.
The court said this training should fit with a democratic system.
A Bihar court convicted former Rohtas Superintendent of Police Raushan Kumar of contempt for wilfully disobeying its orders.
The court imposed a symbolic Re 1 fine, to be recovered from his salary, and ordered the conviction recorded in his service file.
The court said Kumar failed to provide updated criminal antecedents or take other action it had ordered in a kidnapping case.
It said he did not respond to a show-cause notice and failed to appear to give evidence despite being given multiple dates.
The court asked the Ministry of Personnel and Training to overhaul IAS and IPS training, saying it should align with the democratic system.
- Who
- Former Rohtas Superintendent of Police Raushan Kumar; the ruling was issued by Additional Sessions Court Judge Anil Kumar.
- What
- The court convicted Kumar of contempt, imposed a Re 1 fine, and ordered the conviction recorded in his service file.
- When
- The court initiated contempt proceedings on August 17; the article does not state when the conviction was issued.
- Where
- A district court in Rohtas, Bihar.
- Why
- The court said Kumar wilfully failed to comply with directions issued in a kidnapping case and did not respond to a show-cause notice.
- Officer
- Raushan Kumar, then Superintendent of Police of Rohtas
- Court
- Additional Sessions Court, Rohtas
- Judge
- Anil Kumar
- Fine
- Re 1, to be recovered from Kumar’s salary
- Service record
- The court ordered the conviction entered in Kumar’s service record
- Underlying case
- A kidnapping case in which the court had convicted 10 people
- Training recommendation
- The court asked the Ministry of Personnel and Training to overhaul IAS and IPS officer training