Suicide threat in court delays verdict
New Delhi: In an unusual development, a verdict to be delivered by a Delhi judge was delayed as a court staffer abruptly left the courtroom while threatening to end his life.The turn of events came to light after the judge concerned recorded everything in her order, which was made public recently.
Judicial Magistrate First Class Neha Garg deferred the pronouncement of a verdict in an accident-related matter last month due to the court stenographer walking out."Judgment could not be dictated as the regular stenographer of the court left the court after threatening the court that he will commit suicide," the judge recorded in her order sheet of April 29, pointing out that for such a reason, the case is being adjourned to May 9.On Friday, the verdict was finally delivered by the court in connection with a 2012
fatal road accident case
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The 15-page conviction order held one Sukhdev Sukha, son of Balbir Singh and a resident of Sunlight Colony No. 2, Ashram, New Delhi, guilty of causing the death of a motorcyclist due to rash and negligent driving.He was convicted under various sections of the erstwhile IPC, including sections relating to causing death by rash and negligent driving. According to the prosecution, on the fateful date of April 9, 2012, at about 5:50 AM, the accused was driving a truck near a Shamshan Ghat on Pusta Road, Geeta Colony in a rash and negligent manner.
Due to his negligence, the vehicle struck a black motorcycle from behind, resulting in the instant death of its rider, Akash Kashyap.In its chargesheet, police prosecuted the truck driver, who denied the allegations and preferred to face trial. The court examined the photographs of the accident site and damage to the two vehicles, apart from relying on the mechanical inspection reports confirming damage to both the front of the truck and the rear of the motorcycle, supporting the prosecution's version that the truck hit the motorcycle from behind.
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