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Supreme Court Sets Aside Convictions in Workplace Electrocution Case – Appellants Discharged

Safety Measures and Employer Liability – Apex Court Emphasizes Absence of Prima Facie Case Under Indian Penal Code, 1860 a) The essential ingredien...

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Supreme Court Partially Modifies Sentence for Rash and Negligent Driving Resulting in Death. Conviction upheld under IPC Sections 279 and 304(A), imprisonment replaced with compensation to the victim's family.

The Supreme Court of India partially allowed the appeal in Muthupandi v. State, upholding the conviction under Sections 279 and 304(A) of the IPC for...

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"Conviction Quashed: Rash Driving or Contributory Negligence?" A detailed judicial analysis questions evidence reliability and contributory negligence in a motor vehicle accident.

The Bombay High Court quashed the conviction and sentencing of Shivaji Santu Zanzad under Sections 279, 304(A), and 337 of the IPC for lack of conclus...

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Accident Compensation Appeal Dismissed by Tribunal Based on Annual Income and Dependency Considerations. Tribunal dismisses appeal against assessed income and compensation in motor accident claim, considering dependency and multiplier principles.

An appeal was filed challenging the Tribunal’s assessment of the deceased’s income and the calculated compensation for his family due to his untim...

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"Applicant Acquitted in Bus Accident Case: Conviction Overturned Due to Lack of Evidence on Rash and Negligent Driving" Court Cites Insufficient Proof of Rashness or Negligence, Discusses Contributory Negligence of the Deceased.

The Bombay High Court in a criminal revision application challenging his conviction for causing the death of a pedestrian due to alleged rash and negl...

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High Court Quashes Sessions Judge's Suo Moto Revision in Arrest Case. The Bombay High Court set aside the Sessions Judge's use of suo moto powers in a matter involving a female accused's night-time arrest.

The Bombay High Court at Nagpur, in the case of Shahrukh Ziya Mohammad vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors., addressed the propriety of a Sessions Jud...

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"Revision Application Dismissed for Lack of Merit in Conviction of Rash and Negligent Driving Leading to Death" "High Court finds no illegality in the conviction and sentence imposed for rash driving that caused the death of a pedestrian and a bullock."

A fatal accident caused by Applicant, who was driving a tempo that hit a pedestrian, Kashinath, and his bullock, resulting in their deaths. Bade chall...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Truck Driver Convicted for Rash and Negligent Driving Causing Death of a Minor. Concurrent findings of fact on identity of driver and rashness upheld; no interference warranted.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Subhash Chand, who was convicted under Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) o...

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Supreme Court Modifies Sentence in Rash Driving Case: Sentences to Run Concurrently. The Court held that under Section 31 CrPC, it is mandatory to specify whether multiple sentences run concurrently or consecutively, and directed concurrent running of sentences under Sections 279 and 304A IPC.

The appellant, Gagan Kumar, was prosecuted and convicted by the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Jalandhar for offences under Sections 279 (rash driving...