IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 04.02.2025 MAHI PAL AND OTHERS ... APPELLANTS VERSUS SANDEEP KUMAR AND OTHERS ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present:- Mr. Wazir Singh, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Amrainder Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2.

Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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Pankaj Jain, J. (Oral)

1. The present appeal is at the behest of the claimants aggrieved of the judgment passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal dated 11.01.2012 whereby the claim petition filed by the claimants seeking compensation on account of death of Ashok Kumar in a motor vehicular accident, stands dismissed.

2. The claimants filed claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. As per the case of the claimants, claimant No.1, who was riding motorcycle driven by the deceased, when they were struck by a maruti car bearing registration No.PB-39-A-0605. The deceased Ashok Kumar sustained multiple injuries and later succumbed to death. FIR No.347 dated

29.06.2009 came into being for offence punishable under Sections 279 and 304-A IPC on the statement made by Mahi Pal. Respondents contested the claim