HC:Acquittal in rash and negligent Driving is proper, upheld.
Death by rash and Negligent driving - Appeal against acquittal - Tempo driven by accused collided with motorcyclist coming from opposite direction, while overtaking tractor - As result, motorcyclist died- Cleaner of tempo stated that accused had shown headlights to intimate motorcycle that he wanted to overtake but motorcycle came in high speed and collided with tempo- Pillion rider of motorcycle also stated that they had noticed tempo from distance of 100 feet, going to overtake tractor and that tempo had already crossed some distance, after having overtaken tractor- None of them stated that accused was driving tempo either rashly or negligently - Acquittal proper.
Case:
State of Maharashtra Vs. Prithviraj Daulati Deokar.
Citation:
_2017 ALL MR (Cri) 3119.
Death by rash and Negligent driving - Appeal against acquittal - Tempo driven by accused collided with motorcyclist coming from opposite direction, while overtaking tractor - As result, motorcyclist died- Cleaner of tempo stated that accused had shown headlights to intimate motorcycle that he wanted to overtake but motorcycle came in high speed and collided with tempo- Pillion rider of motorcycle also stated that they had noticed tempo from distance of 100 feet, going to overtake tractor and that tempo had already crossed some distance, after having overtaken tractor- None of them stated that accused was driving tempo either rashly or negligently - Acquittal proper.
Case:
State of Maharashtra Vs. Prithviraj Daulati Deokar.
Citation:
_2017 ALL MR (Cri) 3119.