Supreme Court of India

Basappa v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2014] 3 S.C.R. 391

Bench Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya and Kurian Joseph JJ.

Decided 27 February 2014

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PENAL CODE, 1860: ss.279, 304A - Rash and negligent driving resulting in death of 2 year old child - 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 happened due to the rash and negligent act on his part - On State's appeal uls.378, Cr.P. ., High Court re- 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 -

Authorities it was built on

2007 Chandrappa and Ors. v. State of Karnataka cited by 45
1990 V.R. Katarki v. State of Karnataka and Ors. cited by 35
2006 T. Subramaniam v. The State of Tamil Nadu cited by 10
2003 State of Punjab v. Karnail Singh cited by 8
2006 Kallu @ Masih and Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 7
2007 K. Prakashan v. P.K. Surenderan cited by 6
1996 Ramesh Babulal Doshi v. The State of Gujarat cited by 6
2009 Gamini Bala Koteswara Rao & Ors. v. State of Ap. Thr. Secretary cited by 6
2010 Ganpat v. State of Haryana & Ors. cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2014 Banarsi Dass and Others v. State of Haryana relied on
2015 Jodhan v. State of M.P. referred to
2014 Vijay Pal Singh and Others v. State of Utiarakhand referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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