• Police enquiry report after joining

Hello Sir..... I have joined as Assistant Professor in a Govt University in Punjab. As per university rules, there was police enquiry. Today, University received Police Enquiry Report that mentions "His criminal record is silent". Does it means everything is ok or something more need to be done?

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You have joined as an Assistant Professor in a Government University in Punjab. As part of the university’s standard appointment procedure, a police verification was initiated. The police report received by the university states, “His criminal record is silent.”

This expression is a standard phrase used in official police correspondence and implies that the individual has no entries or adverse remarks in the criminal record maintained by the police authorities. Therefore, the report affirms that you do not have any criminal history or pending criminal cases as per police records.

In the context of government employment procedures, such a remark constitutes a clean verification. The university, upon receiving this report, should treat the police verification process as successfully concluded. You are not required to take any further action unless the university specifically requests additional clarification or documentation.

If the university has not raised any objections or sought further details following the receipt of the report, you may consider the matter closed from your end. The phrase used in the police verification report is both legally and administratively acceptable, and it satisfies the background verification norms applicable to your appointment.

Should any further issue arise or if the university requires assistance in interpreting the report, you may present this clarification. If you require further legal assistance, you may contact me.

Yuganshu Sharma
Advocate, Delhi
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It simply means that there is no criminal record against you. Nothing more needs to be done. Good luck for your career.

Swaminathan Neelakantan
Advocate, Coimbatore
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In other words you don’t have any criminal cases pending against you 

Everything is ok 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Dear Sir/Madam,

You have not disclosed as to what is the result of the such police hearing. If it is in your favour, then you need not worry and reply strongly that since no case against you, you did not inform. However, if the report is against you or the report is not prepared, then also find some ways not to disclose it. If the said report is under challenge, do mention the said challenge. 

 

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
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The report should be no criminal cases. Record is silent is an ambiguous report 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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The police coil;d have elaborated a little more rather than submitting a confusing report, however the phrase' His criminal record is silent" indicates that there is no criminal records existing against the candidate referred in the report.

You may not be worried until there is an adverse inference drawn based on the police report 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2490 Consultations

Congratulations for your job 👍🏻

The phrase “His criminal record is silent” in the police enquiry report is standard terminology. It simply means that:

You have no criminal record registered against you in the police records as per their verification.

 

For any further query pls connect 😊

Inderdeep Kaur Indu
Advocate, Gurgaon
39 Answers

That means you have no criminal background and you are fit to be employed. 

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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Hello! Congratulations on your appointment as an Assistant Professor at the Government University in Punjab.

Regarding the Police Enquiry Report stating "His criminal record is silent," this is generally very good news and means that everything is okay from the police's perspective.

 

Mohd Anwar Aman
Advocate, New Delhi
102 Answers

everything is ok. 

 

Ravi Shinde
Advocate, Hyderabad
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Yes, "His criminal record is silent" means no criminal record found.
It is a positive report — your police verification is clear and no further action is needed unless the university asks otherwise.

Shubham Goyal
Advocate, Delhi
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Yes, if the police enquiry report states "His criminal record is silent," it means everything is okay and no adverse record was found against you. This is a standard positive remark used in police verification reports to indicate that the individual has no criminal history.

No further action is required from your side unless the university specifically asks for anything additional. Congratulations on clearing the police verification successfully!

Suresh Kumar Pal
Advocate, Allahabad
106 Answers

Yes, everything is okay. Need not to worry. 

Masalegar Hidayathulla
Advocate, Vijayawada
33 Answers

- It means that no criminal case or record is found against you by the police official during the investigation, and you have a clear antecedent. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
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