Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 338 -- Death due to rash and negligent driving by accused - Accused convicted and sentenced to undergo RI for one year - Probation sought on the ground that incident was 17 years old and accused was sole bread earner of the family - Held, Court should not as a normal rule extend benefit of probation to a person convicted for causing..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 279, 337 -- Rash and negligent driving - Killing of three persons and injuring others by driving tanker rash and negligently - Accident occurred at night time at 2.30 a.m. - Accused fled from the spot but identified by the injured person - Owner of the tanker admitted that accused was driver on tanker on day of occurrence - Accused..........
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, Section 4, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A -- Death due to rash and negligent driving - Accused 25 years of age seeking benefit of probation - Held, provisions of probation cannot be invoked when accused is convicted u/s 304-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A -- Rash and negligent driving - Death of cyclist - Tanker turned turtle after hitting the bicycle - Even accused himself was pulled out from cabin of tanker - Held, these circumstances warrant an inference that accused drove tanker rash and negligently - Accused convicted and sentenced to one year and to pay a fine of Rs.10, 000/- - No..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 279 -- Death due to rash and negligent driving in public place - Accused, by driving his scooter in a rash and negligent manner, dashed against four years old boy and thereby caused serious injuries to him - Boy subsequently succumbed to injuries - Accused took plea that accident occurred due to bursting of tyre of scooter - Held,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 279, 338, 304A -- Rash and negligent driving - Driver of bus while overtaking bullock cart hit the two wheeler coming from the opposite direction causing injury to both rider and pillion rider - Suggestion to eye witness in cross examination that since bullock cart was going ahead of bus, as such rider of motor cycle could not see bus -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 279, 338, 304A -- Rash and negligent driving - Proof of - Driver of bus, while overtaking bullock cart, hit the two wheeler coming from the opposite direction - Two wheeler rider was moving on the correct side of the road and was not overtaking any vehicle - No duty cast on him to stop the vehicle - The conduct of the bus driver, instead of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 279, 338, 304A -- Rash and negligent driving - Driver of bus, while overtaking bullock cart, hit the two wheeler coming from the opposite direction - Pillion rider though described in detail the manner in which accident took place but could not give speed of the offending vehicle - Held, it is not speed but the rash and negligent driving..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A -- Rash and negligent driving - Death of daughter of complainant - Injured father the eye witness - Other eye witness turned hostile - Held, conviction can be based on the sole testimony of injured father which otherwise is credible - Witness being a close relative, cannot be called a partisan witness...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A -- Rash and negligent driving - Sentence of imprisonment reduced keeping in view the fact that revision petition is decided after a period of more than 14 years...........
