Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A -- Rash and negligent driving - Truck hit the cyclist from behind as a result of which cyclist fell down with his head downwards and succumbed to his injuries - Truck driver sped away the truck from the place of occurrence and was arrested after 12 days of occurrence alongwith truck No.PJQ 3141 - Eye witnesses gave truck No.3141 -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A -- Rash and negligent driving - Accused alleged to be driving bus in a rash and negligent manner and caused death of a person - Accused not named in FIR and both the eye witnesses had not seen him at the spot - Identification in the Court for the first time is no identification in the eye of law - Identity of accused thus not fixed -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A -- Death by rash and negligent driving - Non examination of I.O. - Rough site plan not proved - Accused did not admit the accident - Held, non examination of I.O. assumes great importance - Benefit of doubt rightly extended to accused by trial Court...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 279 -- Reduction in sentence - Death by rash and negligent driving - Accused facing trial for 17 years - Accused was 25 years old at the time of occurrence - Sentence reduced to already undergone (One month)...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 279 -- Rash and negligent driving - Can be determined from the manner in which the accident took place...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 279 -- Truck hitting scooter from behind causing death of scooterist - Witness using the words High Speed instead of rash and negligent driving - It is not the case of the accused that scooterist applied brake all of a sudden and he was taken unaware which led the truck hitting the scooter from behind - Rash and negligent driving can..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 279 -- Rash and negligent driving - Death of two persons - Evidence of eye witnesses that accused was driving at a very high speed - Contention of accused that witnesses did not state that accused was driving in rash and negligent manner - Held, from the very incident it is proved without any shadow of doubt that accused was driving..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 279 -- Appeal against conviction - Incident 18 years old - Accused the only bread winner of family - Sentence reduced to already undergone...........
Penal Code, 1860, Section 279,337, 304A -- Death by Negligence - Rash and negligent driving of Truck by petitioner-accused causing death of two persons and multiple injuries to other two persons on motor-cycle - Statement of one of the injured witnesses coupled with medical evidence establishing the case against the petitioner - Two lives lost - No mercy can be shown to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 337, 279 -- Rash and negligent driving - Death of two persons - Incident 16 years old - Accused first offender - Sentence reduced from two years to one year u/s 304-A but sentence of imprisonment u/ss 279 and 337 IPC upheld - However sentence of fine with its default clause maintained...........
