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RAJNISH BHATNAGAR
Sunil Kumar Jain – Appellant
Versus
State of NCT of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Rajnish Bhatnagar, J. (Oral)
CRL.M.A. 6217/2023
1. Exemption allowed, subject to just exceptions.
2. The application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 1637/2023 AND CRL.M.A. 6216/2023
3. This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 769/2022, under Sections 279 IPC read with Section 337 IPC, registered at Police Station Kotwali, (North), Delhi and all proceedings emanating therefrom.
4. Issue notice. Learned APP appears on advance notice, and accepts notice.
5. In brief, the facts of the case are that at around 10.30 pm, the Police Station Kotwali received a call with regard to an accident among 3-4 cars on the Carriage Way between Geeta Colony Flyover to Shanti Van and the PCR vehicle had taken the Driver of the Scooty, i.e., Mohit Nayyar (Respondent No. 4), his Wife Saloni Nayyar (Respondent No. 3) and another injured who was the driver of Wagon-R Taxi, i.e., Vijay Tyagi (Respondent No. 2) to the hospital. The driver of another car, Kia, i.e., Rachit Bansal and the driver of the other Wagon R, Rajat Dewan were present at the spot. It was further informed that the driver of the BMW car No. MP-14 BD-0730, Mr. Sunil Jain, (petitioner herein) was coming f
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