1. This Criminal Revision arises out of the judgment of conviction and sentence, dated 23.07.2008, in C.C.No.4584 of 2005, on the file of the III Metropolitan Magistrate, George Town, Chennai, whereby the revision petitioner/accused was convicted for the offence under Section 304-A I.P.C., sentenced to undergo six months and for the offence under Section 184 of Motor Vehicles Act, to pay a fine of Rs.200/-, in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for four weeks, confirmed by the conviction and sentence passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, dated 23.01.2009, in C.A.No.229 of 2008.

2. The case of the prosecution is as follows:

(i) On 11.02.2005, at about 16.10 hours, Saranya, a female child, aged about five years, while she was playing in the platform at Prakasam Salai, the revision petitioner/accused has driven the water tanker lorry bearing Registration No.TN10-D-8181 in a rash and negligent manner from North to South direction and dashed against the minor girl Saranya. When she fell down, the lorry ran over her and she died on the way to hospital.

(ii) Immediately, P.W.1 Arungodi rushed to the police station and gave a complaint under Ex.P1. P.W.2, who is th