Partly allowed

Ashok Kumar @ Angad Singh v. State

Rajasthan HC9 Jul 2025CRLR/633/2006

Case brief

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What is this about?

Conviction under Sections 279 and 304 IPC for causing death by negligent driving stood unchallenged; only sentence was questioned. The High Court reduced the maximum one-year simple imprisonment to the period already undergone, noting the incident was of year 2000 and the accused had endured about 25 years of proceedings with no prior criminal record.

What the court decided

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Ashok Kumar @ Angad Singh Vs State — Motor Accident Claims | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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[2025:RJ-JP:25346]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 633/2006

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Ashok Kumar @ Angad Singh son of Shri Hanuman Sahai, Resident of Ward No. 14, Near New Shabji Mandi, Behror, District Alwar.

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State of Rajasthan through its PP

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Himanshu, Adv. Mr. Manvendra Singh Choudhary, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Manju Dave, PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS

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Judgment / Order

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09/07/2025

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orZeku ekeys esa vfHk;qDr ds fo:) ;g vkjksi gS fd mlus lkoZtfud ekxZ ij vius okgu ek:fr oSu dks ykijokgh o mrkoysiu ls pyk;k ftlds ifj.kkeLo:i nq?kZVuk dkfjr gqbZA vihyh; U;k;ky; ls vihy fu.khZr gksus ds i'pkr vfHk;qDr ,d ekg ikap fnu dh vof/k vfHkj{kk esa O;rhr dj pqdk gS] vfHk;qDr dk dksbZ iwoZorhZ vkijkf/kd fjdkMZ ugha gSA ;g ?kVuk o"kZ 2000 dh gS] bl izdkj vfHk;qDr yxHkx 25 o"kZ dh vUoh{kk@U;k;ky;hu izfdz;k dh ;a=.kk Hkqxr pqdk gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vc vfHk;qDr dks iqu% dkjkokl esa Hkstus tkus dk dksbZ iz;kstu izrhr ugha gksrk gSA

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pwafd vfHk;qDr dk iwoZ esa n.Mkns'k LFkfxr gks pqdk gS] vr% fjgkbZ laca/kh vkns'k dh vko';drk ugha gSA

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blh vuqlkj ;g fuxjkuh ;kfpdk vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dj fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA

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v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dk vfHkys[k vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk ykSVk;k

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tkosA

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(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J

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Mittal /8

Ashok Kumar @ Angad Singh v. State

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Ashok Kumar @ Angad Singh v. State

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