HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
YUSUF – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF HARYANA – Respondent
CRR 375/2016
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The case of the prosecution in brief is that the complainant is a
barber. On 28.03.2011 at around 5.15 pm, the complainant alongwith his wife
on his motorcycle bearing no. HR30E-1810 Make Hero Honda CD Dawn
was going to the village Hasanpur. The complainant was also accompanied
by his brother -in-law Narender Kumar who was on another motorcycle
bearing no. UP13-1533 marka Hero Honda CD Deluxe. The brother-in-law of
the complainant was riding in front of them and when they reached Chandhut
Police Station near Yamuna Bridge, a truck bearing no. RJ-02GA-2099,
whose driver was driving in a rash and negligent manner, collided with the
motorcycle of Narender Kumar due to which he fell on the road and received
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injuries. The complainant drove his motorcycle off the road in order to save
himself but the unknown driver drove his truck in a rash and negligent
manner and struck Narender Kumar from behind and he succumbed to his
injuries and died on the spot. The driver ran away from the spot leaving his
truck there and at that time the complainant saw the driver. He prayed for
action against the accused.
3.
On the same day i.e 28.03.2011 after getting the intimation that
an accident had occurred near the police station between a motorcycle and a
truck, ASI Virender Singh along with HC Devender Kumar and Ct. Maan
Singh reached the spot and met the complainant namely Kunwar Pal who got
his statement recorded upon which formal FIR no. 57 was registered against
the accused. Site plan Ex. PW7/D was prepared. The truck bearing no. RJ02
GA-2099 was taken into police possession vide recovery memo Ex. PW6/A.
The report of the mechanical examination of the offending vehicle Ex.
PW8/A was obtained. The driving license of the accused and RC of the
offending vehicle were taken into police possession vide recovery memo Ex.
PW6/B. The accused was arrested and on completion of investigation,
challan against the accused was presented before the Court.
4.
Finding a prima facie case against the accused under Sections
279 and 304-A of IPC, he was accordingly charge-sheeted, to which, he
pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.
5.
In order to prove its case, the prosecution examined Hoshiyar @
Kunwar Pal as PW1, Suman as PW2, Dr. Udaideep as PW3, Ct. Man Singh
as PW4, Balkishan as PW5, HC Devender Kumar as PW6, IO ASI Virender
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Singh as PW7 and ASI Tejpal as PW8 and thereafter, the prosecution
evidence was closed by court order VOD 04.05.2015 as the prosecution
failed to conclude its entire evidence despite several effective opportunities.
PW Raj, the photographer in the present case had died and could not be
examined as a witness.
6.
The statement of accused under section 313 of Cr.P.C. was
recorded and the entire incriminat