Observing that there was gross abuse of law and the cops were guilty of fraud, Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S S Shinde asked Inspector Dilip Parmar and Constable Kantilal Mandole to pay the fine.
The judges also slapped show cause notices on the policemen asking them to explain before January 7 why action should not be taken against them for contempt as they had filed petitions in the High Court seeking reinstatement on the basis of a forged letter from President's office saying they had been granted pardon.
An inquiry under CrPc has also been ordered to ascertain alleged fabrication of documents and abuse of the process of law. Parmar is absconding while Mandole is in jail.
The High Court observed that the language used in the Presidential pardon illegally procured in February this year was "poor" and there was a serious doubt whether the communication was issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The court was informed that Maharashtra government checked with Rashtrapati Bhavan, which said no such letter was issued. The letter is forged and the state would take action against the duo for committing forgery, the prosecutor said.
Parmar and Mandole, both aged 56, claimed in the petition that they had been given Presidential pardon in 2010.
When the prosecutor checked the fact with the home department of the state government, he was told that the letter could not be traced. Concerned, the home department approached Rashtrapati Bhavan which confirmed that no such pardon had been given. (More)
