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JUVVADI SRIDEVI
M. Narayana – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This Criminal Revision Case, under Sections 397 & 401 of Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner/accused, challenging the judgment, dated 17.12.2007, passed in Criminal Appeal No. 240 of 2007 by the IV Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, whereby, the judgment, dated 29.06.2007, passed in C.C. No. 736 of 2003, by the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, convicting the petitioner/accused of the offence under Section 304A of IPC and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for one month, was confirmed.
2. I have heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner/accused and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent-State. I have perused the record.
3. The charge-sheet allegations, in brief, are that on 06.12.2002 evening hours, the de-facto complainant-Thota Vijay, along with his wife-Sridevi and son-Suraj, aged 13 months, was proceeding on Bajaj Chetak Scooter bearing registration No. AP-10-J-5576 from their house to Boduppal to visit their relative. When he reached near Mahaveer Emporium, Habsiguda, an APSRTC Bu
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The main legal point established in the judgment is that in cases of rash and negligent driving leading to accidents resulting in death and injuries, the prosecution must prove the rash and negligent....
The court emphasized the importance of deterrence in sentencing for offences of rash and negligent driving and considered the mitigating circumstances of the case to strike a balance between correcti....
The court upheld the conviction for causing death and injuries due to negligent driving, affirming the lower courts' findings while reducing the sentence from six to three months based on mitigating ....
The court upheld the conviction for negligent driving resulting in death but reduced the sentence from six months to three months based on mitigating circumstances.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the reliance on eyewitness testimony and physical evidence to establish guilt under Section 304(A) of I.P.C.
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