FIR NO 45 OF 2023 HAWKING SECTION 285 OF IPC SAMTA NAGAR POLICE STATION KANDIVALI EAST

Complainant:  Amit Ramdas Sonawane

Address:  C-102, Yashwant Kirti Soc, Manvelpada, Virar East, Palghar

Sections invoked: Section 285 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860

First Information Report: C R No 045 of 2023, Samta Nagar Police Station, Kandivali East

Date: January  17, 2023

Accused: Jai Rambahadur Singh, Age 25 years, R/o Joginder compound, Shukla Chawl Bihari Tekdi Road, Poinsur, Kandivali (E), Mumbai, Mobile – 7618268455

The gist of the Complaint: Translated from Marathi to English on best effort basis.

The Complainant, aged 34, resides at the address as mentioned above with his family, he joined the Mumbai Police department on 06/09/2014 and is presently serving at Samta Nagar Police Station since 11/09/2021.     

The Complainant appeared at the police station for Night duty on 16/01/2023 at 8.00 PM.  around 11:00 PM in the evening while patrolling along with P.S.I. Mr. Abhimanyu Jadhav at 120 feet Rd, opp. Vodafone gallery, Thakur Village, Kandivali (E) Mumbai, it was observed that the accused was dangerously using a stove on a footpath having crowd & traffic, which is a public place, hence endangering the safety of himself and the people by running a stall for making & selling Chhole Bhature. Accordingly, two Panchas (Witnesses) were called upon before taking any action, and then made a detailed panchnama of the said incident before them.

At the given address, it was observed that a kerosene stove is used for Chhole Bhature -making process at the small stall, and people are seen standing around them buying and eating them. On asking the name and address of the Accused who was selling the said Chhole Bhature, he gave his name, and address as above and on asking him about the license, the Accused said that he does not have any license.

Hence for endangering the safety of himself and the passerby, by running a stall for making food with a stove, Police Registered the case and took up the investigation  

The Complainant’s statement was recorded in Marathi, and it was explained to him in Hindi, also a copy of the same was handed over to him and he confirmed the veracity of the same.