Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 147 · Decided 27 February 2014
Basappa v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 147 · [2014] 3 S.C.R. 391
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 512/2014
- Decided
- 27 February 2014
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, KURIAN JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 279, 304A, 187; CrPC Section 378; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
A B PENAL CODE, 1860: ss.279, 304A - Rash and negligent driving resulting in death of 2 year old child - C Magistrate acquitted the appellant holding that there was no impeachable and clinching evidence to show the appellant was the driver at the relevant point of time and that the accident his part - On State's appeal uls.378, Cr.P.C., High Court re- D appreciated the whole evidence and held that the appellant was liable to be convicted u/ss.279 and 304A - On appeal, held: There was no direct evidence with regard to the ingredients of ss. 279 and 304A - High Court, on the only
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