'Report Still Awaited': Delhi High Court To RML Hospital On Joining Of Two Youngsters For Community Service In Order To 'Sober Them Down'

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital seeking a status report on joining of two youngsters who were directed to do a month's community service in the hospital, in order to sober them down. The direction was made while quashing a criminal case against them.

Justice Subramonium Prasad had sought status report from the Hospital on July 6. However, since the same was not filed after over a period of one month, the Court issued notice to the Hospital.

"The report still awaited. Let Court notice be sent to the Medical Superintendent, RML Hospital, enclosing the order dated 06.07.2021 and informing about the next date of hearing," the Court said.

The matter is adjourned to August 31.

The petitioners being youngsters of 22 and 25 years of age were accused for the offence of 'attempt to commit culpable homicide'. The Court had vide judgement dated 17th March 2021 quashed the criminal case against them after observing thus:

"The petitioners have to understand that anger does not give a license to take law in their hands. In order to sober down the petitioners this Court feels that they should do some community service for at least one month."

Accordingly, the duo was directed to do community service at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for a period of one month while imposing the cost of Rs. 25,000 each on them which was to be paid to 'Army Welfare Fund Battle Casualties'.

"After completion of one month, a certificate from Medical Superintendent, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, be also filed to show compliance of the order," the Court had directed.

A petition seeking quashing of FIR registered under sec. 308 and 34 of IPC was filed in the High Court. The case was registered after the Petitioners had beaten up two persons near Sona Public School. However, the case was later settled on the intervention of their parents and well-wishers.

"Keeping in mind the fact that the petitioners are youngsters, petitioner No.1 is about 22 years old and the petitioner No.2 is about 25 years old, having entire life ahead of them, the fact that the parties are related to each other and the injury sustained by the complainant is only minor in nature, this Court is inclined to quash the FIR exercising its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C," the Court had said.

An affidavit was filed by the petitioners on 5th July stating that they had joined RML Hospital to do their community service on June 23. In view of this, the Court directed the Medical Superintendent, RML Hospital to file a status report on their joining status.

Case Title: MAHENDER SINGH ALIAS SUNNY & ANR. v. STATE & ORS

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