Court quashes FIR for no number plate
SagarKumar.Mutha@timesofindia.com 15.09.2024
Hyderabad : Stating that slapping a cheating case against a rider for driving a bike without a number plate cannot be sustained, Justice K Sujana of Telangana high court has quashed a criminal case booked against R Vasundhara Chary of Lal Darwaza.
The judge heard the petition filed by Chary and quashed an FIR booked against him. A sub-inspector of the Charminar police station, while conducting vehicle check at Gulzar Houz, stopped Chary’s bike and questioned him as to why his bike did not have a number plate. The SI registered an FIR against him under IPC Section 420 (cheating) and Section 80(a) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Chary challenged the FIR. His counsel Akash Kumar Baglekar said:
“If the petitioner cheats anyone, then a cheating case can be booked. Hence, the charge under IPC 420 cannot be sustained. Similarly Section 80-a of the MV Act only mandates that the vehicle must display its number. There is no punishment for those who fail to display the number. Hence, this section too cannot be retained,” the counsel argued.
The judge found force in the petitioner's argument and quashed the FIR.
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