Dharam Chand Chaudhary, J.

1. Judgment dated 16.3.2007 passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Solan, in Cr. Appeal No. 4-S/1 of 2006 is under challenge in this petition. It is seen that learned lower appellate Court has affirmed judgment dated 27.7.2006 passed by learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Arki, District Solan in Cr. Case No. 29/2 of 2003, whereby the accused has been convicted under Sections 279, 337 and 304-A IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- under Section 279 IPC, three months rigorous imprisonment and to pay a sum of Rs. 500/- as fine under Section 337 IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. year and to pay a sum of Rs. 1,000/- as fine under Section 304-A IPC.

2. In a nut shell, the case of the prosecution against the accused is that on 25.10.2002 at Kararaghat-Kashlog road in District Solan, he was driving jeep No. HP-07-4427 carrying the injured witnesses PW-1 Ram Dass, PW-4 Kalawati and one Jeet Ram as well as other persons, eight in all, in a rash and negligent manner and ther