V. R. Giij:,ee~m:Gp.)
E I CFLRP E464/2006
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANQALQRE
DATED THIS THE 07TH DAY or AUGUs':"'20{)9--f f.
BEFORE ee .H[.e"
THE HONBLE MR.JUsT1cE'A;s4.?A{:H1Lo;pU;;;g;'-7=h %
CRIMINAL REVISION PE1'I'fIQl§'-M6{f[20{)f3'=. "vev "
BETWEEN
R. Venkatesh
S/0 Pilla Byrappa
Aged about 31 years
Tractor Driver . Q -T '
R/0 Ranumakalahaili
Chickba1lapu_r:~Ta1:j1k ~ ' ' ' "
Kolar District. b PETITIONER/S
[Sri. S.N; Ad§};)""
§§% of Ka£fi ata1'§ér A _
By Gudibancfe PCH_CC*.. .. RESPONDENT/ S
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Revision Petition is filed under Sections
395* &”4o1_ C
_ __V_paSSe3._:.:_§?.A:. ihe_.\,_Aa.éi_._’_. .f;jt_V;….éfii.ékbailap.ur. H1
:C 1’3..A,__No.8:3:/O5 on 8.6.06 8: consequently set aside the
_» of the CJ., (Jr.Dn.) & JMFC.. Gudibande, in
_Vc.C;.No.53/03 on 11.7.05.
praying to set aside the judgment _e_S_t §e_I_1_te_1:1_(:_e___
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considering the possibility of the deceased losing theibalance
and falling on the road, it cannot be said beyond the
accident was due to rash and negligent drivingof the
the tractor. _
10. As could be seen from tiietldfindingaf, the’*;C.ourtg,
below, they have considered tlieijonly aspects tractor
was driven in high speedzxand.=th’atVva.:tl;ei”deceasedAfell down due
to the high speed when ‘veim;’i§1′ the ditch. But it
did not considerii’ the _th’e”vfdeceased losing the
balance and_ «materilal ‘speak about the speed
of the tractor;_In– other vehicle, the speed
of the tractor is of the matter could have
been takenx’intov.colrisideratton by the Courts below in holding
_ that thielvspeed vvasvnotwitself the criterian to prove the rash and
nAeglige11t:.__which is culpable or criminal in nature. So
tlalcingppintoacorisidveration all these circumstances, I am of the
V .opinion ti91:at”‘the conviction of the petitioner for the offence
under Sections 279 and 304~A IPC is illegal and
eperverse and therefore, I answer Point No.1 in affirmative and
‘proceed to pass the following: M
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