Section IPC-279,338 & Motor Vehicle Act 134 a & 134b
Complainant: Rajesh Shriram Choudhary
Address: 02, Pada No-01, Jadhav Chawl, Near Vartak Nagar, Lokmanya Nagar, Thane (w), Maharashtra-400606
Sections invoked: 297 & 338 of the Indian Penal Code 1860, 134(A) & 134 (B) of The Motor Vehicles Act 1988
First Information Report: C R No. 42 of 2023, Andheri Police Station
Date: January 16, 2023
Accused: Unknown Person
The gist of the Complaint: Translated from Marathi to English on best effort basis.
The Complainant resides at the abovementioned address in Thane(w) with his wife Mrs. Lalita (age 48). The Complainant has been based in Mumbai for the last two years. The complainant works as Office Assistant for Piyush Enterprises having an office at Rajhans Annex, 203/204, 2nd floor, opp. Gaondevi bus depot, Thane West – 400602. The Complainant’s work profile involves depositing documents with the concerned Bank(s’) and thus requires regular traveling.
On 16/01/2023, as usual, the complainant reached the office by 9:30 AM. In the afternoon, he was asked to deposit some documents to Axis Bank, at Rajmata Jijabai Rd, Andheri (E), Mumbai Branch. Accordingly, around 3:30 PM, the Complainant traveled to the said Bank branch by local train up to Ghatkopar, and by taking the Metro train from Ghatkopar to Andheri (E). After finishing the work at the Bank branch around 4:30 PM, the Complainant started the return journey to his home, for which he walked up to Tiwari chawl, Old Nagardas Rd, Andheri (E). When the complainant was crossing the road to get a local train from Andheri Railway Station, an Auto rikshaw (the offending vehicle) driven by an unknown person in a rash and negligent manner at high speed, came and hit the complainant from behind, due to which the complainant sustained fatal injuries and was admitted to the hospital by a passer-by. The young fellow namely Mr. Yash Bhat took the complainant to the Hospital at Amardeep Nursing home, Old Nagardas Rd, Andheri (E). At the said Hospital Dr. Prabhu Solanki after screening the complainant’s injuries, diagnosed a severe fracture below the Right knee & Right leg Ankle, after which the complainant was admitted to the said hospital for treatment.
Therefore, the complainant is filing this legal complaint against an unknown person driving the offending vehicle for the offense.
The Complainant’s statement was recorded in Marathi and it was explained to him in Hindi and he confirmed the same.