The Kerala High Court released a 65-year old man who was convicted for rash and negligent driving which led to the death of a person as per Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act (Act) on grounds.
The bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said that offences of rash driving, endangering lives etc under the IPC would not apply in cases where the victim is an animal.
The Karnataka High Court has held that offences of rash driving or mischief of killing animals under IPC and offences under Motor Vehicles Act will not be attracted in the event of an accident involving a pet animal.