Pending Criminal Case and Appointment of Government Job

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► Preetam Banerjee (Querist) 25 June 2026This query is : Resolved I have been selected for a Civil Engineering post under the Government of West Bengal and am currently awaiting appointment, subject to completion of Police Verification (PVR). In 2021, my sister filed an IPC 306 case against me, my mother, and her former husband following a family dispute after my father's death. The case remained pending before the trial court for several years without significant progress. Subsequently, all parties reached a mutual settlement and jointly approached the High Court seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings. A joint compromise petition has already been filed. However, due to procedural delays, including delay in production of the Case Diary by the State and other court-related reasons, the quashing petition is still pending. I honestly disclosed the pending case in my PVR form and did not suppress any information. My PVR report is expected to reach the department shortly and will likely mention the case as pending. I made every possible effort to have the matter resolved before completion of the PVR process, but the delay was beyond my control. I seek legal advice on whether this pending IPC 306 case, despite the compromise and pending quashing proceedings, may affect my government appointment ?

Answer 1

Dear Client,

As you have honestly revealed your criminal case pending at the time of filling Police Verification, there is no question of suppression or misrepresentation on your part. Whether or not it will affect your appointment would depend on the recruitment guidelines, nature of the allegation, and the view of the appointing authority in this regard. The circumstance that all parties involved have compromised themselves and quashing petition is pending before the High Court might be considered as a mitigating factor; however, until the quashing petition by the High Court has been accepted, the case will remain a pending case. If your department objects to your appointment on this ground alone, you can place your compromise petition, the pending quashing petition, and inform them that it is only due to judicial process, which is out of your control.

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Pending Criminal Case and Appointment of Government Job

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