Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, May 4 : JMIC Kotranka, Sandeep Sen has sentenced a driver to imprisonment for rash driving and causing accident.
The convict namely Mohd Rafiq, son of Shamas Din, resident of Kandi (KOTRANKA) was involved in case FIR No.60/2011 of of Police Station, Kandi under Sections 279/337/304-A RPC.
During trial, it was established that the accused was plying the vehicle at the time of occurrence in a rash and negligent manner.
Awarding sentence to the driver, the Munsiff Sandeep Sen observed that public roads are now swamped by reckless drivers who have no regards for the safety of others and a tendency has developed among the drivers community to overload the vehicles and further running the vehicle on the public way very rashly and negligently thus putting the passengers as well as the pedestrians to a greater risk and sometimes snatching away the precious lives of human being without any fault of theirs.
The judge sentenced the driver to simple imprisonment for two months and fine of Rs 1000, for the commission of offence under sec 279 RPC and is further sentenced to simple imprisonment for 3 months and fine of Rs 500 for the commission of offence under section 337 RPC and is also sentenced to simple imprisonment for two years and a fine of Rs 1000 for the commission of offence under sec 304 -A of RPC. All the sentences will run concurrently. In case of default in payment of fine the convict shall further undergo imprisonment for two months.
Prosecuting officer Munish Kumar appeared for the State while as advocate Farooq Chowdhary appeared for the accused.
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