JUDGMENT :

Appellant-State feeling aggrieved by judgment of Trial Court on the file of Additional JMFC, Kumta in C.C.No.646/2015 dated 13.02.2019 preferred this appeal.

2. Parties to the appeal are referred with their ranks as assigned in the Trial Court for the sake of convenience.

3. The factual matrix leading to the case of prosecution can be stated in nutshell to the effect that on 15.06.2015 at about 1.00 p.m. on Torake-Devarabhavi road of Gokarna, accused being rider of motorcycle bearing No.KA 30/S-0457 along with pillion rider Nagesh Honna Gowda drove the same in rash and negligent manner, so as to endanger human life and dashed against KSRTC bus bearing No.KA 42/F-425 towards its right front side. Due to rash and negligent driving of motorcycle by accused, the accident in question has occurred, wherein accused sustained simple injuries and pillion rider succumbed to the injuries sustained in the accident on 04.07.2015 while he was under treatment in Tejaswini Hospital, Mangaluru. On these allegations made in the complaint, the Investigating Officer completed the investigation and filed charge sheet.

4. In response to summons, accused appeared through counsel. The substance of