India News | HC Quashes Assault FIRs Against DMRC Staffer, CISF Constable; Imposes Costs

New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has agreed to quash two cross FIRs against a DMRC employee and a woman CISF constable involving an altercation between them after they reached a settlement but imposed costs on both, observing considerable time of police and judiciary has been wasted on the case.

The FIRs were registered in 2015 and charge sheet has also been filed.

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The high court, which quashed the FIRs following a settlement between the parties, imposed costs of Rs 10,000 each on the DMRC employee and the CISF constable to be deposited with the Delhi State Legal Service Authority within four weeks.

“However, I am of the view that considerable time of the police and judicial time has been wasted as the FIR is of the year 2015 and charge sheet has also been filed.

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"The police machinery has been put in motion on account of the acts of commission and omission on behalf of the parties and useful time of the police and judicial time which could have been utilised for important matters has been misdirected towards this case. Hence, the petitioners must pay some costs,” Justice Jasmeet Singh said.

The high court said it was convinced that quashing of such proceedings on account of compromise will bring about peace and secure ends of justice.

“This should not be treated as a legal precedent and in this case the proceedings are quashed as the parties have decided to put a quietus to the matter. The court does not see any fruitful purpose if criminal proceedings are permitted to be prosecuted any further. It is a fit case for quashing. In this view of the matter, there is no reason to continue the proceedings,” it said.

Cross FIRs were lodged against the two in 2015 at Raja Garden Metro Police Station for the alleged offences of obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions, voluntarily causing hurt and assaulting to deter public servant from discharge of his duty under the IPC. The woman CISF constable had also accused the DMRC staff of outraging her modesty.

According to the FIR of the DMRC employee, the CISF constable at the station asked him to give the key to the side gate and allegedly physical altercation took place between the two.

The constable, in her FIR, stated that the DMRC employee physically abused him.

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