Work with Delhi Traffic Police for a month: Delhi HC quashes FIR with unique condition to petitioner
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court recently quashed an FIR against a man facing charges of misbehaviour with a woman under the condition that he would assist the Delhi Traffic Police at a traffic signal for a period of 30 days.
High Court judge Justice Navin Chawla passed the judgement after hearing the petition filed by Vikas Bohat for a quashing of the FIR against him under Sections 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), reports Bar and Bench.
Justice Chawla, on being informed that the petitioner and the complainant had settled the matter amicably and entered into a settlement, passed the judgement after inspecting the FIR as well as the settlement agreement.
Stating that the FIR would be quashed under the condition that Bohat render his services to the Delhi Traffic Police, the Court said, "He (Bohat) shall report to the DCP Traffic for rendering the assistance at a traffic signal assigned to him. At the end of the aforesaid period of 30 days, the DCP Traffic shall issue a certificate to the petitioner, which the petitioner shall thereafter file before this Court within a period of two months from today. If such a certificate is not filed, the Registry shall place this matter before this Court for further directions."
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
