POCSO case settled, Delhi HC asks accused’s father to offer free medical checkups for lecturers

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has quashed a POCSO case after noting its voluntary settlement between the events who’re younger college students. The court docket has directed the accused’s father, an officer of a medical physique to rearrange Orthopaedic docs to offer free medical well being checkups for Teachers of ten close by authorities faculties.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee additionally appreciated the trouble of the accused’s father, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Indian Orthopaedic Association who has willingly provided free check-ups by Orthopaedic Doctors in as many as 10 authorities faculties within the nationwide capital.

In the order, the excessive court docket famous that the allegations levelled within the FIR had been registered because of some misunderstandings and private grudges between the events and the probabilities of holding the petitioner as responsible are “very bleak.”

“..in the opinion of this Court, looking into the holistic events in its entirety, considering that the present FIR was registered as a result of some misunderstandings and personal grudges between the parties involved herein and their family members as also that a settlement has been arrived at between the parties voluntarily, continuing with the FIR under the existing circumstances will be an exercise in futility, as in view of the current factual matrix involved, the chances of the petitioner being held guilty are very bleak,” the court docket held.

The FIR within the case has been registered below Section 354 IPC (assaults or makes use of felony drive to any lady) and below Section(s) 8/12 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

In the order, the court docket stated prima facie it has thought of the prevailing peculiar information and the general occasions unfolding of their entirety, in view of the uncommon circumstances concerned within the case despite the fact that it’s aware that the FIR has been registered below POCSO and different costs.

“… this Court is inclined to quash the present FIR in the exercise of its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., particularly when in the opinion of this Court, the same is in the interest of justice and will also be in the interest of the parties and betterment of their future, as the parties involved herein are young people who are still pursuing their studies and trying to make their respective future careers,” the order stated.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has quashed a POCSO case after noting its voluntary settlement between the events who’re younger college students. The court docket has directed the accused’s father, an officer of a medical physique to rearrange Orthopaedic docs to offer free medical well being checkups for Teachers of ten close by authorities faculties.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee additionally appreciated the trouble of the accused’s father, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Indian Orthopaedic Association who has willingly provided free check-ups by Orthopaedic Doctors in as many as 10 authorities faculties within the nationwide capital.

In the order, the excessive court docket famous that the allegations levelled within the FIR had been registered because of some misunderstandings and private grudges between the events and the probabilities of holding the petitioner as responsible are “very bleak.”googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“..in the opinion of this Court, looking into the holistic events in its entirety, considering that the present FIR was registered as a result of some misunderstandings and personal grudges between the parties involved herein and their family members as also that a settlement has been arrived at between the parties voluntarily, continuing with the FIR under the existing circumstances will be an exercise in futility, as in view of the current factual matrix involved, the chances of the petitioner being held guilty are very bleak,” the court docket held.

The FIR within the case has been registered below Section 354 IPC (assaults or makes use of felony drive to any lady) and below Section(s) 8/12 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

In the order, the court docket stated prima facie it has thought of the prevailing peculiar information and the general occasions unfolding of their entirety, in view of the uncommon circumstances concerned within the case despite the fact that it’s aware that the FIR has been registered below POCSO and different costs.

“… this Court is inclined to quash the present FIR in the exercise of its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., particularly when in the opinion of this Court, the same is in the interest of justice and will also be in the interest of the parties and betterment of their future, as the parties involved herein are young people who are still pursuing their studies and trying to make their respective future careers,” the order stated.