Bombay HC Impose Rs. 50,000 Fine on Father of Minor Boy

August 20, 2016 12:08
Bombay HC Impose Rs. 50,000 Fine on Father of Minor Boy

In a judgment given by Bombay High Court, a fine of Rs 50,000 has been imposed on the father of a minor boy, who drove his family car without having a license and met with an accident in the city in 2015, injuring his minor friend sitting behind.

The accident took place on November 14, 2015. The injured boy was hospitalized and a case of negligent driving was filed in Versova Police Station against the boy who was driving the car which had crashed against a road divider in Lokhandwala area of suburban Andheri Versova.

However, parents of the both the children later came to a settlement and jointly filed a petition in the high court seeking to quash the FIR.

"In the normal circumstances, we would have allowed the parties to get the FIR quashed without imposing cost or on a payment of nominal cost. But the facts of this case are disturbing in nature," observed a bench headed by Justice Naresh Patil in a recent order.

"The owner of the vehicle; petitioner's father allowed his minor son to drive a four wheeler due to which minor son of the respondent suffered very serious injuries. We share concern of the public prosecutor that message must go to the society at large. In such a situation even a by-passer or any other third party could have suffered serious damage or injuries. Fortunately that did not happen," the bench said.

The bench quashed the FIR on condition that the father of the petitioner Rajesh Dholay pay Rs 50,000 costs and deposit the money within two weeks with Tata Memorial Hospital and Cancer Research Institute in Mumbai.

Also Read: Delhi: Security Guard hit by Delivery Van, Passerby steals his Phone

BY M. DIVYA SRI

If you enjoyed this Post, Sign up for Newsletter

(And get daily dose of political, entertainment news straight to your inbox)

Rate This Article
(0 votes)
Tagged Under :
Minor boy  accident  license  Bombay High Court  fine  father