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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 598/1998 State of Rajasthan ----Appellant Versus Karne Ram S/o Ram Kumar, R/o Jalpura District Jhunjhunu ----Respondent For Appellant(s) : Mr. N.S. Cha nda wat , Dy.G.A.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. R.S. Gill HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FARJAND ALI

Judgment

DATE OF CONCLUSION OF ARGUMENTS 05/03/2026 DATE ON WHICH JUDGMENT IS RESERVED 05/03/2026 FULL JUDGMENT OR OPERATIVE PART Full Order DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 01/04/2026 BY THE COURT:-

1. The present appeal has been preferred challenging the judgment of acquittal dated 20.02.1998 passed by the learned Civil Judge & Judicial Magistrate-I, Piligbanga District Hanumangarh in Criminal Case No.15/1997, whereby the respondent–accused has been acquitted of the offences punishable under Sections 279 and 304-A of the Indian Penal Code.

2. I have heard the Dy.G.A. as well as counsel appeared on behalf of the respondent–accused. The impugned judgment as well as the entire record of the case have been minutely scrutinized.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, arises out of an incident dated 26.12.1996, wherein it was alleged that the accused, while driving a truck bearing r