Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 650 · Decided 13 May 2008
B. Nagabhushanam v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 650 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 444
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 874/2008
- Decided
- 13 May 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 279, 304A
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 279 and 304A - Bus hitting a child causing her death c - Conviction of bus driver by trial court - High Court uphold- ing the conviction, but modifying the sentence to six months simple imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 50001- uls 304A - HELD: There is a concurrent rashly and negligently - Sentence awarded by D High Court canr:ot be said to be shocking. The appellant was prosecuted_ for commission of of- fences punishable u/ss 279 and 304-A IPC. The prosecu- tion case was that the bus which was b~ing driven by the E appellant dashed against a child
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