State v. Harbir

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.L.P. 296/2018 STATE .....Petitioner Through:

Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for the State SI Nagendra, PSSeemapuri versus HARBIR .....Respondent Through:

Mr.

Sanjeev Kumar, Ms. Rakhi Tyagi, Mr.

Aditya Sagar & Ms. Sapna Sagar, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 29.07.2025 1.

The present petition is filed seeking leave to appeal against the judgment dated 20.11.2017, passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate (MM), Karkardooma Courts, Shahdara, Delhi, pursuant to which the Respondent was acquitted for offence under Sections 279/304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

2.

From the testimony of PW-1 who was accompanying the victim, it is clear that she had categorically deposed that the driver stopped the bus at the request of the victim and PW-1 and while they were deboarding, the respondent driver suddenly drove the bus before the victim could get down. 3.

The matter requires consideration.

4.

In view of the above, the leave to appeal is granted and the appeal be numbered as Criminal Appeal ............/2025 (to be The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/08/2025 at 12:39:35

numbered).

5.

The present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Criminal Appeal ............/2025 (to be numbered) 6.

The appeal is Admitted.

7.

List in due course.

8.

Respondent shall furnish a personal bond in the sum of ₹10,000/- with one surety of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Joint Registrar on 01.08.2025.

AMIT MAHAJAN, J JULY 29, 2025 "SS"

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