BASAPPA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Appellant is the accused in C.C. No. 707 of 2004 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate First Class at Hubli, Karnataka. He was charge- sheeted under Sections 279 and 304A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC') and Sections 187 and 196 of The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as 'MV Act'). The accident occurred on 11.02.2004 at 02.30 P.M. when the appellant was allegedly driving a tractor with a trailer. The vehicle hit against a scooty and resultantly a two year old child travelling in the scooty fell down. The tractor ran over the child and she succumbed to the injury. PWs 1 to 11 were examined and seven documents were marked on the prosecution side. Two documents were marked on the side of the accused. The learned Magistrate, after elaborately discussing the evidence, came to the following conclusion at paragraph-22 of the Judgment dated 25.05.2005:

(3.) We are informed that the accused was on bail during the trial but remained in custody for five months and five days during investigation.