ORDER

Dated this the 11th day of November 2020 The revision petitioner was the sole accused in CC No.898 of 2002 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Karunagappally and the appellant in Crl.Appeal No. 170 of 2008 on the file of the III Additional Sessions Court, Kollam The offences alleged against the accused is punishable under Sections

279, 337, 338 and 304A of the Indian penal Code.

2. The prosecution case in brief is that on 26.10.2001 at about 8.45 p.m., the accused had driven the KSRTC Fast Passenger bus bearing No.T.P.118(KL-15/4263) in a rash and negligent manner so as to endanger the human life from south to north along the Kollam-Karunagappally National Highway and when it reached the southern side of Kannetty Bridge at Karunagappally, it hit the motorcycle driven by one Sivaprasad with PW3 in the pillion and thereafter hit an autorickshaw driven by PW6 carrying PWs 2 and 4 as passengers and as a result of which Sivaprasad sustained fatal injuries and PWs 2 to 4 and 6 sustained grievous injuries. Sivaprasad succumbed to the injuries later. It is alleged that the accident had occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the accused and thus the accu