HC quashes case against boy who accidentally crashed bicycle into an old woman

After seven harrowing months the mother of the 10yearold boy who was booked for accidentally causing injuries to an actorrsquos mother while cycling in the society heaved a sigh of relief on Friday The Bombay High Court quashed the FIR against her son and demanded to know what action was taken against the ACP who has been accused of forcing the subinspector to book the boyThe high court also ordered the state government to give a compensation of Rs 25000 to the 10yearold boy and his mother and asked to recover this amount from the police officers involved in the caseSubInspector Tanaji Patil of Vanrai police station who filed the case confirmed that the FIR has been quashed by the high court ldquoThe name of the child will also be removed from the police records soonrdquo he told midday10yearold boy and his mother celebrate Diwali on Sundaymidday has been consistently highlighting the plight of the family over the past seven months including how the 10yearold boy missed a school trip to Switzerland because of the active case against himThe Vanrai police in Goregaon registered the FIR against the boy who was 9 then following the incident on March 27 at Lodha Fiorenza in Goregaon East Actor Simran Sachdevarsquos 62yearold mother was on her evening walk when the child accidentally rammed into her and she fell down Sachdeva alleged that her mother had to undergo surgery for dislocation of a hip boneAlso Read Goregaon cycle mishap Case against 9yearold boy yet to be closedAfter backlash from multiple quarters including the Child Welfare Committee the actor claimed she only wanted the cops to take action against the childrsquos parents The police in May filed a closure report in the Juvenile Justice Board in Dongri stating that the FIR was a result of a misunderstanding However with lsquodelayrsquo in relief from the Juvenile Justice Board the mother moved the High Court in AugustBest Diwali giftldquoI am so happy This HCrsquos order is the best Diwali gift ever I am grateful to midday for ensuring justice to my child by highlighting our plight Because of the FIR we faced so many problems in the society with many residents raising objections against us While the actress used her influence the police misused their power to file an FIR against my boy Both Assistant Commissioner of Police Sanjay Patil and SI Tanaji Patil should get the strictest punishments possible and removed from their jobs so that they do not harass another mother and her child Even my society members who became eyewitnesses in the case should be punishedrdquo she told midday on SundayThe childs mother who is a senior director Sales and Customer Support at an MNC alleged that ACP Patil had told her at the time that ldquotimely apology would have avoided filing of the reportrdquoShe further alleged ldquoThe juvenile judge shouted at the hearings and ordered the medical of my son to prove his age and for a maturity test even though all proof was submitted Moreovermy sonrsquos name appeared on the courtroomrsquos walls and boards as a criminal We suffered because of the personal grudge of the actressrdquoThe HC orderIn the order HC bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and S M Modak noted that the boy was traumatised by the case and directed the registry ldquoto delete the name of the child and photograph from police records and websitesno action ought to have been initiated by the police on the basis of the complaint lodged by Simran SachdevardquoThe order further read ldquoThe facts clearly reveal that it was nothing but an accident which was clearly unintentional The boy was only 9 years old We are shocked and surprised that the police registered the FIR against a minor boy without having regard to his age It appears that even before investigation lsquoCrsquo Summary report was filed by the police However much damage was done to the boy by the allegations made against him and the publicity given to the said case sicrdquoRs 25000Compensation to be given to mother and child