The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that doing stunt with vehicle on a public road "depict a callous and unconcerned attiude towards the pedestrians" would not fall under rash and negligent driving, but prima facie amounts to culpable homicide. While rejecting the argument that the case would not fall under "culpable homicide", The Court explained that said, " …
The Kerala High Court upheld the conviction imposed upon an accused under Section 304 Part II of the IPC for causing the death of a motor bike rider by driving his car on the wrong side of the road after consuming alcohol beyond the permissible limit. Referring to various precedents, the Court stated thus, “Where rash or negligent act is …
Accepting the request from the Indian Medical Association, the Central government brought amendment in the law that punishes doctors due to a negligent act. The amendment in BNS Bill seeks to reduce the prison term in case of death due to a negligent act of a medical practitioner not amounting to culpable homicide to two years. I will bring an …
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to quash proceedings under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code in a motor accident case finding that the case was still at its investigation stage and that it was likely that the petitioner had "knowledge" that his reckless driving would lead to a fatal accident. Justice Bibek Chaudhuri pointed out …
