Karnataka High Court
Sri Fazal vs State By Haveri Town Police Haveri on 15 June, 2009
Author: N.Ananda
Bench: N.Ananda
in THE man coum or nmarum cmcvrr annex-1 AT nmmwan " V DATED «ms ms 15% DAY or 1 V; " am-onmf: mm Homnm uaaqancm iea,AxA!§t:4§'f " cmnmm. mvmrox rfirffrnon Hc.3'6iI BETWEEN: Sri. Fazal, S/0. S:-i.' Mo}; an ";'»m ad' 'M::j;svéi" Agedabout38.vyear$ Occ: Driver_Qf'*Shaa"5i';nm_a Ttavc-1;; f- . Bus R/o. V;ada_mvadi;_...V_ V -- . Bclgauin, Bclgaumn ' _ * _ ' ...Pm'rnormn (By $5. suxeéh & '3r.i.T G. M. Srinivasareddy, Advocates) ..siaté' Police I~'§ava.1"i ...RE8P0lI'DEH'!' -.(By Szifikixand K. Navamgmam, HCGP') _ " " This criminal revision petition is filed under section V' 397 rfw 491 Cr.P.C praying to set aside the judgment and -,4 " '"c'«'rder of conviction and sentence cit. 22/27.5.2006 in CC N021/2000 on the file of the Add}. Civil Judge:(Jr. D11.) ax. JMFQ, Raver}. and order dt.20.7.20{)7 1'11 Crl.A No.30/6 on the file of the S.J., Haven'. This revision petition coming on for V' day, the Court made the following: ORDER
The matter is listed fdf records received. With the of'c9un§é1'for paftics, the matter is taken up for '4 _
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:2 QCQAIV ._??.l E guflty L'91U/ ofihnces pt1{1is1i;115§a~' i1;1§ie1f[':«SV éeti§11"2?1'?9,' 33?', 338 and 304(A) 11°C Appellate Court on reappmeéiaiicrn 'of confirmed the finfiings of the ma; A' J ' V . _ V. below on appreciaticn of the eye 'v.xzi:m;=.~s'V={sa::s .f;-::_.;V£i evidence have heid that accused 2:::=:i1:A4.g:44__Vt;I1c:v'.-<1:.I,"f1'vLA\.éz'-":;tA:*; of luxury bus bearing :60. KA.G1fB.202G, '~.-e.__dmve fl':-z:V_ ims at a high speed in £1 rash and negligent at 5.00 pm on 2'?'.03.1999 and dashed the bus No. KA.26[F23-4 which was coming fmm the igjappflfilflilfi dimction. The Courts beiow have heid that at the time :31' accixicnt, petiiiener had driven the bus to its extreme TX: ) W right side. The accident occurred on N H-4. invoked in the accident were ngyving " 'Vépposjtg: 'A u 'directions. The accused was 3 kczcping to his M nan/§1.mkThe' rgpmtsgeiiow I,3i§vi?é:&j.i3,e;l§V1.;4t11ét, * after the accident, the bus a;>c1fi.?,'ex'3...VV§;..é1;11e::i:o hait at a distance of 120 feat N
4. On mconsidemficfix ks?" find that the Courts below glaring errars in appreciafion: law, for the following reasons;
1. TIi\(i":'..§"(3x.'v,'i('.iVV¢1'"'!i-'!.tVA'£O;I)k""1pIaCC on a highway. The road . 2 Iriear accident is sufiacicntly wide. .. , The accused was driving his vehicle at 3 high speed in rash and negligent manner. The bus driven by the accuseé came to halt at a distance of 120 feet {mm the place of impact. { 6£____ W. / V
5. The Courts bekow having sentenced thtii accizgéd for ofienccs punishable under Section 33?', 338 'of H90, ought not have passed separate sc'::(::.tcz1_c;¢ i3o1f a:r§"~oL flhficé_A punishable under Section 279 Sections 279, 337, 338 and 304m) of dfiemnt degtcs. 'I'heIvefo'1'a:.~,;VVVi'or a11 ofihnce punishabie gmzjer Congo: be sustained.
petition is allowed in part. The _ jud@wn_t;___&of conviction and sentence for the »Aofi'eI1V(:c$A_ pufishabk under Section 337, 333 and 304m) mac is The sentenced passw for an oficnce V V . §uri7iahai§ie':io:1der Sectitm 279 11°C is set aside.
" , is dixected to send back I'6COI'dS. Sd/3;
Judge 2359"