The High Court was of the prima facie view that the IAS officer was overspeeding at the time of the accident that resulted in the death of a journalist and that he tried to destroy evidence.
The sessions court had discharged Venkitaraman for the offence under Section 304 IPC as there was no medical report indicating he was drunk at the time of the accident.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Kerala High Court on Friday stayed a lower court order dropping the culpable homicide charge against IAS officer Sreeram Venkitaraman, an accused in a road accident case that resulted in the death of journalist K M Basheer in 2019. India News | Stay on Order Against IAS Officer for Journalist s Death in Accident Case.
A sessions court had dropped culpable homicide charge against IAS officer Sreeram Venkitaraman, an accused in the road accident case that resulted in the death of journalist K.M. Basheer in 2019.