ORDER

The criminal revision case challenges the judgment of the Principal Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri, dated 02.08.2023, made in Criminal Appeal No. 19 of 2020. By the said judgment, the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial Court were confirmed by the appellate Court. The trial judge, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Krishnagiri, by judgment dated 10.01.2020, made in C.C. No. 340 of 2019, found the appellant guilty of the offences under Sections 279 and 304A of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to undergo two years rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month.

2. The case of the prosecution is that there is a T-junction in Krishnagiri to Kuppam road, and after a right turn from Krishnagiri, the road leads to Bargur. In the T-junction, on 03.04.2016 at about 12.10 p.m., the accused was driving the town bus, route number 67, bearing registration number TN-29-N- 1726, in a rash and negligent manner from Krishnagiri, turned to the right into the said Bargur road and dashed against the deceased, who went under the left-

hand side front wheel, was crushed and died on the spot.

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