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News18
9 hours ago
- News18
'No Relief To Bus Driver For Causing Death Of 7 Persons': SC Declines Plea Against Conviction
Last Updated: The court directed the petitioner to surrender within a period of four weeks. The Supreme Court has declined to consider a plea by a man who was convicted for driving a bus in a rash and negligent manner resulting into death of seven people. A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Prasanna B Varale said the court was not inclined to interfere in the concurrent findings of facts recorded in the impugned judgments convicting the petitioner, Hanumanth Achari and affirming his conviction. The petitioner stood convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 304A, 279, 337,338 IPC and Section 183 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. He was awarded sentence for one year rigorous imprisonment on the count of Section 304A IPC and one month each for other counts under the Indian Penal code. The petitioner challenged the validity of the April 15, 2025 judgment passed by the Karnataka High Court's circuit bench at Dharwad. 'We have heard the submissions advanced by counsel for the petitioner, and have carefully gone through the impugned judgment and the material placed on record. On the fateful day, the petitioner was driving bus of the KSRTC which collided with the tempo trax vehicle, resulting into death of 7 persons and injuries being caused to other passengers," the bench said. The court noted the first Appellate Court and the High Court have appreciated and re-appreciated the evidence and have reached to the conclusion that it was the petitioner, who drove the bus in a rash and negligent manner, which caused the accident and resulted into loss of 7 precious human lives. 'Thus, we are not inclined to interfere in the concurrent findings of facts recorded in the impugned judgments convicting the petitioner as above and affirming his conviction. The Special Leave Petition, being devoid of merit, is hereby dismissed," the bench said. The court also dismissed the application filed by him from exemption from surrender. It directed the petitioner to surrender within a period of four weeks, failing which the Trial Court would take appropriate steps to have him arrested for serving out the sentences.
The Hindu
14-05-2025
- The Hindu
Sexual assault on minor girl: Pahalgam police arrest teacher from Vadakara
The Pahalgam police have arrested a teacher from Vadakara who was accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl during an excursion to Jammu and Kashmir in 2023. The accused, U.T. Ashraf, was taken into custody from his house at Iringal near Vadakara on Tuesday (May 13, 2025) after the Perambra police transferred the case and related files to Pahalgam station for further investigation as the alleged incident took place in Jammu and Kashmir. The 45-year-old had already been booked under Sections 354 A (1) (Sexual harassment) and 354 A (2) (outraging the modesty of woman) of the Indian Penal code and Section 7 (sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. He would be produced at the Anantnag district court in Jammu and Kashmir, they added. Police sources said the alleged incident took place when the 13-year-old girl was taking part in a campfire as part of the tour on May 1, 2023. A case was registered after the girl's parents approached the local police for an investigation after the trip. They were also present during the study tour as staff members.
