Supreme Court of India

Guru Basavaraj @ Beene Settappa v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2012] 8 S.C.R. 189

Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.

Decided 29 August 2012

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, we have to weigh whether the submission advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant C as regards the mitigating factors deserves acceptance.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 279, 337, 338 and 304- - Prosecution under, with s. 187 of Motor Vehicles Act - Motor accident - Causing simple injuries to many, grievous injuries to two and death of one - Trial court convicting the accused driver for the offences under /PC and acquitting him for the offence under Motor Vehicles Act - Accused was sentenced to SJ for six months and fine with default clause - Appellate court upholding the conviction but setting aside sentence of o fine - Order of appellate court upheld by High Court - On appeal, held: Conviction justified - Prosecution proved that the

Authorities it was built on

2012 Alister Anthony Pareira v. State of Maharashtra cited by 26
1991 Seyaka Perumal, Etc v. State of Tamil Nadu cited by 15
2005 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Saleem@ Chamaru and Anr. cited by 10
2000 Dalbir Singh v. State of Haryana cited by 10
1995 Ramanarang v. Ramesh Narang and Ors. cited by 8
2008 B. Nagabhushanam v. State of Karnataka cited by 5
2002 State of Karnataka v. Sharanappa Basanagouda Aregoudar cited by 4
1987 State of Karnataka v. Krishna Alias Raju cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2019 The State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Ramchandra Rabidas @ Ratan Rabidas & Anr. relied on
2014 Sumer Singh v. Surajbhan Singh and Others relied on
2013 Hazara Singh v. Raj Kumar and Ors. relied on
2026 Parameshwari v. The State of Tamil Nadu referred to
2023 Uggarsain v. The State of Haryana & Ors. referred to
2017 Ravada Sasikala v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. referred to
2017 Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy v. Sushil Ansal and Another referred to
2013 State of M.P. v. Najab Khan and Ors. referred to
2015 State of Punjab v. Saurabh Bakshi mentioned

Of those, 3 relied on · 5 referred to · 1 mentioned

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