(1.) Present Criminal Revision Application under Sec. 397 read with Sec. 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as " CrPC ") has been preferred by the applicant herein - original accused to quash and set aside the impugned judgment and order dtd. 16/3/2008 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Kathor, District Surat (hereinafter referred to as "learned trial Court") in Criminal Case No.178/2007, whereby the present applicant - original accused has been convicted for the offences punishable under Ss. 279 and 304(A) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as " IPC ") and under Ss. 177, 184 and 134 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as " MV Act ") and sentenced to undergo punishment as detailed hereinbelow:
(2.) Upon issuance of Rule, learned APP Mr. L.B. Dabhi appeared for the respondent - State.
(3.) The succinctly stated facts of the prosecution case are as under: