Petitioner sentenced for rash and negligent driving. Bench held insufficient evidence to prove speed or obstruction at the time of accident, leading to acquittal.
Acquittal of the petitioner for all charges as the lower courts committed a procedural error by not forming a reasonable opinion on the necessary facts.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1030/2010
Vishambhar Dayal son of Shri Palaram aged about 35 years, resident of Patan Police Station Patan district Sikar.
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan Through P.P.
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arpit Baheti with Mr. Ajay Shukla. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Imran Khan, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Order
10/12/2021
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(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari Lal Sharma /9
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the driver could be held guilty of rash driving causing negligence and hurt/death in its absence of evidence regarding his speed or control of the vehicle.
Whether the prosecution has fulfilled its burden to prove that the vehicle was moving at a wrong place or with wrong speed causing an obstruction.
Whether the procedure for recording the evidence regarding speed was legally sound and substantiated.
3 provisions across 1 enactments
Vishambhar Dayal
State Of Rajasthan
Uma Shanker Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
