Karnataka HC upholds KSRTC driver’s conviction in fatal crash
The Karnataka High Court upheld the conviction of a KSRTC driver for causing a fatal accident at a bus station. The driver, Nagaraj G.H., was found guilty of negligence and rash driving after hitting a pedestrian in 2019. The court emphasized the driver's responsibility to exercise heightened caution in such environments and rejected his defense strategy.
- ▪The High Court upheld the conviction of a KSRTC driver for causing death by negligence and rash driving.
- ▪The incident occurred in 2019 when the driver hit a 75-year-old pedestrian at a bus station.
- ▪The court noted that the driver failed to provide a credible explanation for the accident.
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Observing that “a professional driver is duty-bound to exercise heightened caution and is expected to anticipate unexpected events within bus station premises,” the High Court of Karnataka upheld the conviction of a KSRTC driver who fatally knocked down a 75-year-old pedestrian inside the Chickballapura bus station in 2019.Justice V. Srishananda made these observations while upholding the conviction of Nagaraj G.H., a resident of Tumakuru, for causing death by negligence under Section 304-A and rash driving under Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code, and the one-year sentence imposed by the trial court.The petitioner, who was driving a bus, hit Chitrashekharappa near platform 14 while the victim, along with his wife, was searching for a bus; he later succumbed to his injuries.The court…
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