The Delhi High Court recently quashed a first information report (FIR) against a man on the condition that he shall assist the Delhi Traffic Police at a traffic signal for 30 days [Vikas Bohat v State of NCT of Delhi & Anr].Justice Navin Chawla passed the order while quashing the FIR registered against one Vikas Bohat 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).“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,” the Court ordered.Bohat had moved the High Court seeking quashing of the FIR.The Court was told that the petitioner and the complainant have amicably settled their disputes and entered into a settlement.The Court examined the FIR and the settlement agreement and quashed the FIR subject to Bohat rendering his services to the Delhi Traffic Police.“Keeping in view the fact that the respondent no.2 does not wish to pursue her complaint any further, as also the Settlement arrived at between the parties, I find that no useful purpose shall be served in continuing with the proceedings of the present FIR as it would create further acrimony between the parties and will be an unnecessary burden on the State exchequer,” the Court observed.Advocates Nitesh Mehra, Angel Bhardwaj, Sanjeev Vashisht, Hitaakshi Mehra, Hazel Bhardwaj, Nipun Gupta and Harsh Gupta appeared for petitioner Vikas Bohat. Delhi Police was represented through its Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Aman Usman.
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