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HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JODHPUR BENCH)
MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR GARG, J
RATA RAM – Appellant
Versus
STATE – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. accident leading to conviction (Para 3 , 4 , 8) |
| 2. counsel's plea for leniency (Para 5) |
| 3. opposition to leniency (Para 6) |
| 4. modification of sentence (Para 7) |
| 5. sentence modified (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
JUDGMENT :
| Offence | Sentence | Fine & default sentence |
| Sec. 304-A IPC | 1 year SI | Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine, 3 months’ SI |
| Sec. 279 IPC | 3 month SI | Rs.250/- and in default of payment of fine, 1 month SI |
| Sec. 337 IPC | 3 month SI | Rs.250/- and in default of payment of fine, 1 month SI |
| Sec. 338 IPC | 1 year’s SI | Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine, 3 months’ SI |
3. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that on 17.05.2000, PW/2 Keva Ram lodged a written report at Police Station Barloot alleging inter alia that in the morning at about 08:00 AM, he and his brother Rana Ram along with his wife Shaku and others were going to Sirohi for ‘”Darshan of Mataji” in a Jeep bearing registration No.RJ-16-T-0273 driven by Dinesh Kumar Harijan. Near Mandvariya Chauraha, another Jeep bearing registration No.RJ-24-T-0097 driven by Rata Ram coming from the opposite direction collided with it due to which the Jeep bearing registration No.RJ-16-T-0273 overturned and Rana Ram, brother of PW/2
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