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1. The petitioners have preferred the present writ petition to seek the quashing of FIR No.913/2015 dated 08.09.2015 under Section 147/148/149/186/353/332/341/379/ 427/109/114 IPC and section 3/ 4 of Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act, 2007 registered at PS Nand Nagri, Delhi.

2. The case of the petitioners is that on 07.09.2015, a young man Shahanawaz died due to merciless beating by police officer at Nand Nagri area. The said incident stunned the public at large, which exposed the inhuman behaviour of the police. When the wife of the deceased as well as his family members along with the well wishers approached the police to register a FIR against the delinquent police officers, they were threatened with dire consequences. The wife of the deceased and his family members along with other people in the locality protested against the inhuman act of the police and demanded registration of FIR against the errant police officers. Consequently, the said errant police officers, on the basis of false statement of Assistant Sub Inspector (Devi Ram) registered the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners.

24. Mehboob 25. Vipin 26. Jarnel 27. Aslam. In the aforesaid circumstance offence is found to be made u/s 147/148/149/196/ 353/332/341/379/427/ 109/114 IPC and 3/4 Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act, 2007 .... ...".

14. The submission of the petitioners that neither of them were present at the place of the incident when the same took place is their respective defence, and cannot form the basis of a quashing petition. Consequently, the writ petition is dismissed, however, in the circumstances, with costs of Rs.5,000/- per petitioner. Costs be deposited with Prime Minister's National Relief Fund within two weeks.