Petition under Section 482 CrPC sought quashing of petitioners' names as suspects in chargesheet arising from FIR 518/2016 and action against erring police officers. State raised no objection; officials already disciplined. Court quashed the FIR and consequential proceedings and disposed of the petition.
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SUNDAR CHAUDHARY & ANR .....Petitioners
Through: Mr. Abhinav Sharma and Mr. Shreesh Pathak, Advocates
versus
STATE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, ASC with Ms. Mathew M. Philip, Mr. Sangeet Sibou and Mr. Aniket Kumar Singh, Advocates for State along with SI Ravi Rana
Mr. Yogesh Saini along with Ms. Utkarsh Singh, Advocates
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH
O R D E R
% 14.02.2025
CRL.M.A. 35009/2024 (condonation of delay)
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“a) Allow this Petition and pass an order/direction deleting/quashing the name of the Petitioners shown in Column 12 or wherever shown as suspect in the Chargesheet arising out of FIR No. 518/2016 PS KM Pur, Delhi;
b) Pass directions for appropriate action against the delinquent police officers at Kotla Mubarakpur Police Station, New Delhi and complainants, for illegalities committed;
c) Pass such other and further Orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case.”
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chargesheeted.
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Sections 308/452/323/34 at Police Station – Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi and consequential proceedings emanating therefrom.
CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 rk/mk
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether FIR No. 518/2016 PS Kotla Mubarakpur against the petitioners, who were not chargesheeted, should be quashed.
Whether directions for action against police officials found irregular should issue given punishment already undergone.
5 provisions across 4 enactments
Sundar Chaudhary & Anr
State
Chandra Dhari Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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