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 Karnataka High Court has confirmed the sentence of six months imprisonment imposed on a youth under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for causing death of a pedestrian by rash and.
Terming it a publicity interest litigation, the Court dismissed the PIL while noting that the petitioner did not know the facts personally, and was not remotely connected to the accident.