A month after a Bronx cop was slapped with criminal charges for driving drunk while on a midnight shift, his supervisor from that night was placed on modified duty, police sources said Thursday.

Sgt. Armando Colon has been stripped of his gun and badge and could face disciplinary charges for allowing an allegedly inebriated Richard Evans to drive back to the 52nd precinct station house from a job site in Norwood on Dec. 8.

Evans and his rookie partner had been checking out a report of a drunken dispute when someone at the scene called 911 to report Evans appeared drunk — an observation supported by video footage showing the cop dazed and slurring his words.

Colon showed up to the scene, but Evans was nevertheless permitted to drive back to the station, where higher-ups found him unfit for duty.

Evans was indicted Jan. 10 on DWI and official-misconduct charges.

Colon was interviewed by Internal Affairs before he was modified. The NYPD wouldn’t comment on its decision.

Ed Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, criticized the decision to modify Colon, calling it “political.”

“We’re more than two months after the fact and we come to the conclusion to modify him just now?” Mullins said. “It’s clear that One Police Plaza is just placating the political powers in an election year.”

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