The appellant, serving as a Station House Officer (S.H.O), was awarded the major penalty of dismissal from service on the allegation that he failed to exercise proper supervision, resulting in an Investigating Officer under his command accepting a bribe from an accused in a case registered under Section 375-A. However, the appellant was reinstated by the competent court, following the persuasive and well-reasoned arguments advanced by Allah Nawaz Khosa, Advocate High Court.