Complainant:  Ashok Digambar Gadhave

Address:  C-1,Guru Mauli Chawl, R.P.Road Gaonthan, Dahisar East, Mumbai – 400068

Sections invoked: 285 of the Indian penal code, 1860

First Information Report: C R No 038 of 2023, Samata Nagar Police Station, Kandivali East

Date: January 15, 2023

Accused: Sunny Ram Narayan Deol, Age 26 years, R/o 8, Siddhi Ganesh Chawl, Wadar Pada Road, Hanuman Nagar, Kandivali (E), Mumbai, Mobile -6203504857

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

The Complainant, aged 34, resides at the above-mentioned address, joined the Mumbai Police department on 30/07/2010, and is presently serving at Samta Nagar Police Station since 16/08/2021.     

The Complainant appeared at the police station for Night duty on 15/01/2023 at 8.00 PM.  around 9:00 PM in the evening while patrolling along with P.S.I. Mr. Abhimanyu Jadhav at footpath at Dattani road, Opp. Nakoda Medical, 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 Vada/Dosa. 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 Vada/Dosa-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 Vada/Dosa, he gave his name, and address as above and on asking him about the license, the Accused said that he does not have any kind of license.

Hence for endangering the safety of himself and the passerby, by running a stall for making food with 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 sand he confirmed the veracity of the same.