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A plea before the court sought filing of FIR and preservation of evidence in an alleged incident wherein drunken police officers, driving a 112 PCR Vehicle, hit a woman and her daughter when they were returning home on a scooty.
Delhi's Dwarka Court on Friday directed the Delhi Police to file an FIR against the Police Officers who allegedly hit a woman and her daughter late at night in a drunken state with the 112-PCR vehicle in the Uttam Nagar area.
Metropolitan Magistrate Deeksha Sethi further directed the Station House Officer to appoint a new Investigating Officer (IO) as the IO earlier appointed had been allegedly involved in tampering with evidence.
It is alleged that the victims were returning home at around 2:00 AM from their relative's home after celebrating a birthday party on a scooty when a Police PCR, coming at a high speed, hit them and carried them to the other side of the road.
Advocate Mohit Rana appearing for the complainants submitted that after waiting for a period of around 30 minutes, the applicants were taken to the Mata Channa Devi Private Hospital Janakpuri, and following a wrong line of treatment, the doctors affixed permanent plasters upon the legs of both the victims & referred them for surgery without even treating the victims any further, Adv. Rana submitted.
He argued that it is apt to state that the applicants were deliberately not taken to the government hospital so that private doctors & staff could be influenced by the police.
He submitted that both the victims suffered serious fractures in their legs. Additionally, the police officers offered Rs. 30000 to 35000 to the victims to settle the matter, he further told.
Court noted, "It is submitted that despite having given a complaint to the SHO as well as to the DCP concerned, no complaints has been registered against the erring police officials."
"Considering the fact that the allegations levelled in the complaint are serious in nature and further considering the gravity, sensitivity and the nature of the offence and allegations leveled against the offenders, this court is of the opinion that custodial interrogation in the matter might be required and the help of the police officials may be required for collection of evidence as certain CCTV footage need to be recovered and preserved, offending vehicles need to be seized among other parts of the investigation," the court added.
In view of the above, court directed the concerned SHO to register the FIR under the relevant sections and the investigation to be conducted under the supervision of the SHO.
Court further directed the SHO to file a status report before the next date of hearing.
Earlier, while taking serious note of the application for filing of an FIR against a Delhi police Sub Inspector who allegedly hit a woman and her daughter late at night in a drunken state with 112 PCR Vehicle, court had directed preservation of PCR Vehicle, CCTV footage, and Scooty.
Case Title: Geeta Chauhan & Anr. Vs. State
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