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Delhi news: The Delhi High Court refused to cancel the FIR lodged in the case of alleged cruelty with a 7 -year -old child. The Delhi High Court said that such crimes against children affect the collective consciousness of the society, and they cannot be erased only by considering it to be a private dispute.
What is the whole matter?
According to the petition filed in the Delhi High Court, the entire case is of June 2023. When a woman alleged that her son was assaulted by her neighbors Amit and his wife and even gave her an electric shock. In this case, an FIR was registered under various sections at Govindpuri police station in Delhi.
In this case, later there was an agreement between the mother of the victim’s child and the accused side. On the main basis, the accused party had filed a petition to cancel the FIR lodged against them in the Delhi High Court. During the hearing of the case in the same Delhi High Court, the victim’s mother told the court that she had entered into this agreement without any pressure and emphasis.
Important order of Delhi High Court
While hearing the case, Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma made it clear in his order that such serious allegations cannot be dismissed only on the basis of mutual agreement.
The High Court said that such acts not only affect the victim but also raise big questions related to the safety and public interest of children in the society. At the same time, the court also said that cancellation of the FIR at this stage will weaken the criminal judicial system and set a serious example.
Delhi High Court accepted child’s statement important
The Delhi High Court also described the statement of the victim child as important in this case, in which it gave full details of the incident. The High Court said that when the child was only 7 years old, such violence and psychological trauma cannot be taken lightly. Even if the item used to jerk out is not the flashlight.
The court said that in view of the seriousness of the allegations, the age of the victim and the need to let the law be allowed to follow the natural path, the demand for cancellation of FIR could not be accepted.