JUDGMENT/ORDER

1. This criminal revision petition is filed by the petitioner / accused under Sec. 397 read with Sec. 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ' Cr.P.C .') for setting aside the Judgment dtd. 1/9/2014 passed by the VII Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Belgaum, Chikkodi in Crl. A. No.139/2013 and Judgment passed in C.C. No.109/2012 on the file of Civil Judge and JMFC, Hukkeri dtd. 30/7/2013.

2. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional State Public prosecutor.

3. The parties will be referred to as per their ranks in the trial Court.

4. The case of the prosecution is that on 3/2/2012 at about 12.30 p.m. near the land of Dundappa Nashipudi, on the Hattaragi-Hukkeri public road, the accused being the driver of KSRTC Bus bearing Registration No.KA-23/F-404, drove the bus in a rash and negligent manner and dashed to the bullock cart coming in front of the bus and caused the accident due to which the bullock cart fell down on the left side of the road and inmates of the bullock cart CW-1 and CW-6 sustained grievous injuries and Laxmavva sustained grievous injuries and died in the hospital. Thus the accused has commit