Surrendering Weapons Without Firing Amounts to Cowardice and Moral Disgrace; Dismissal of Constable for Failing to Repel Attack Restored: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has delivered a strong message on police accountability while dealing with militant violence. The Court held that police personnel entrusted with public safety cannot abandon their duty in the face of militant attacks. It ruled that surrendering service weapons without firing even a single round amounts to a serious act of cowardice, bringing moral disgrace to the entire police force. The judgment…