MADAN GOPAL VYAS
Kan Singh S/o Shri Khim Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
The present revision petition under Section 397/401 CrPC has been preferred by the petitioner against the judgment dated 12.08.2002 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhinmal, District Jalore (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Appellate Court’) in Criminal Appeal No. 24/2002 vide which the appeal preferred by the petitioner was dismissed and the judgment dated 30.06.2000 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sanchore, District Jalore (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Trial Court’) in Criminal Case No. 348/1999 convicting the accused-petitioner for offences under Sections 279, 304A IPC was upheld.
2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that on 17.06.1999, the accused, who was the driver of Rajasthan Roadways bus bearing No. RJ-04-P-0234 was parking the bus at Sanchore bus stand when suddenly, a child named Bhanwara came in between a bus which was already parked and the bus being driven by the accused. An accident took place in which the child ultimately died. An FIR was registered against the accused for offences under Sections 279, 304A of IPC. Learned trial Court convicted the accused. The judgment of conviction wa
The prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused was driving rashly or negligently; mere assumptions are insufficient for conviction.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that driving in a rash and negligent manner, resulting in injuries and death, constitutes offences under Sections 279, 337, 338, and 304A of IPC. T....
The court upheld the conviction for negligent driving, affirming the necessity of adequate punishment proportional to the crime's gravity.
The court emphasized that the burden of proof lies with the prosecution to establish negligence, which was not met in this case.
The judgment emphasizes the need for conclusive evidence to establish criminal negligence in cases of rash and negligent driving, highlighting the principle of res ipsa loquitur and the imperative du....
The principle of 'Res ipsa loquitur' applies in cases of negligence where the circumstances of the accident imply the driver's fault, and the burden of proof shifts to the accused to provide an expla....
Strict adherence to precedent necessitates deterrence in sentencing for reckless driving resulting in death, reflecting societal responsibility.
Negligence and rashness must be proven beyond reasonable doubt for conviction under Sections 279 and 304A IPC; mere involvement in an accident does not equate to guilt.
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