Krishan Kumar vs . State on 16 July, 2012
13. The first contention of the counsel for the appellant is that
there is no eye witness account that the vehicle in question was
driven by the appellant on the fateful day and the eye witness
PW3 is a planted witness by the police in order to solve the
case. But this contention is wholly erroneous and not
sustainable in the eyes of law, as PW3 in unequivocal term
deposed that accused was driving the vehicle as PW3 was on
duty near about the scene of incident and he had seen the
incident whereby the appellant/accused had hit his bus with the
motorcycle in question and the deceased died. No suggestion
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has been given by the appellant/accused to PW3 that accused
was not driving the bus. Furthermore, PW6, owner of the
vehicle had testified in his chief that accused was the driver of
the offending vehicle bearing No.DL 1PB 3552 on 27.09.2008 i.e
fateful day on which the bus met with accident with the
motorcycle. Even no such suggestion has been given to PW6
that accused was not driving the bus on the fateful day and the
bus in question was not being plied by the accused on the
permissible route and the place of accident not falls on the said
permissible route.