The Delhi High Court has refused to accept the agreement between the two parties in the case of the death of a five -year -old child in a car accident, saying that approved such an agreement would be like justifying ‘blood money’, as no civilized society will accept ‘blood money’. ‘Blood Money’ means to take money in exchange for forgiving the crime of murder. Justice Girish Kathpalia said in his order on Wednesday that the legal representatives of the deceased child “in exchange for money have no moral or legal right to deal with his (child) life.”
He said, “In my view, after approved such an agreement, the cancellation of the FIR would be like justifying ‘blood money’, which our legal system does not recognize. No civilized society will accept ‘blood money’. ”According to the prosecution, the petitioner Vipin Gupta hit an e-rickshaw while driving his car” fast and negligence “, which overturned the car and the five-year-old child was buried under him.
The child was rushed to RML Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The judge said that whether the accused drove the car carelessly or not, it would be the subject of testing. According to the agreement, both sides agreed to pay one lakh rupees in the form of compensation to the legal representatives of the child. Advocate Manjit Arya, appearing for the police, opposed the application of the agreement.
