IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9710 of 2006 BASISTH NARAIN SINGH S/o Late Kartik Narain Singh, Resident of Village-Chandaur, P.S.-Muffasil, Munger, District- Munger Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Director General cum Inspector General of Police, Bihar, Patna 3. The Inspector General of Police, Bhagalpur 4. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eastern Range, Bhagalpur 5. The Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur ----------- 2. 19.11.2010 Annexure-2 is the cause of grievance of the petitioner by virtue of which even though petitioner was exonerated of the charges of unauthorized absence for a period of 256 days, the same has been adjusted against earned leave. Submission of the learned counsel is that such an adjustment amounts to punishment after exoneration. This Court has some difficulty in accepting such a stand because the charge against the petitioner was of unauthorized absence. He has not been found guilty of unauthorized absence but it does not mean that the petitioner was not absent. The period of absence may have been for a valid reason but such period has to be regularized by granting the bind of leave available to the petitioner which has been done in terms of Annexure-2. 2 Exoneration of the charge of unauthorized absence does not absolve the petitioner from the basic fact that he had been absent which may have been for valid reasons. No interference is required with the order in question which have been passed after due consideration. This writ application is dismissed. Anand Kr. ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)