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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Param Jeet Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. rash negligent driving caused fatal pedestrian accident (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. dispute over evidence linking vehicle to accident (Para 8 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. revisional court limits interference absent perversity (Para 9 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 4. unchallenged testimony reliable; hostile witness usable (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 5. registration damage interception prove vehicle involvement (Para 26 , 39 , 40) |
| 6. eyewitness vehicle identification credible despite contradictions (Para 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 7. high speed wrong-side driving equals negligence (Para 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 8. non-eyewitness accounts irrelevant to incident (Para 37 , 38) |
| 9. negligence caused death justifying conviction (Para 41 , 42) |
| 10. sentence adequate revision dismissed (Para 43 , 44 , 45 , 46) |
Judgment :
Rakesh Kainthla, J.
The present revision is directed against the judgment dated 31.3.2014, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Chamba, District Chamba, H.P. (learned Appellate Court), vide which the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 13.3.2013, passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Dalhousie, District Chamba, H.P. (learned Tria
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