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"Blood money not recognised in our legal system," says Delhi HC refusing to quash FIR in 5 year child's death in road accidentNoting that the accused arrived at a settlement with the legal representatives of the deceased, Justice Girish Kathpalia rejected the petit...
Key Supreme Court ruling sets new template for rash driving death cases; major implications likelyIn a major ruling, the SC held that insurance companies are not liable for deaths caused by reckless driving. The ruling came in a case inv...
High speed driving not always rash or negligent: Delhi HC acquits man in accident case that led death of twoDelhi high court has acquitted a man who was previously sentenced to 18 months in jail for a 2012 accident that resulted in the death of tw...
Driver, whose cab fatally hit ex-Intel India head, says he lost control over vehicle as he dozed offThe cab driver has been booked under various Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections but he has not been arrested so far as the maximum imprisonme...
Avtar Saini, Ex-Intel India head, killed after being knocked down by cab while cycling in MumbaiFormer Intel India head Avtar Saini, known for his role in designing the Pentium processor, was tragically killed in a cycling accident in ...
Cyrus Mistry crash: Police registers a rash driving case against PandoleAccording to the police, Pandole has been booked under certain sections of the Indian Penal Code ( IPC) including those for rash and neglig...
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma arrested for ‘ramming’ DCP’s car, granted bailPaytm founder & CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma was arrested by the Delhi Police in February and subsequently released on bail in a case of rash d...
'Bad roads don't cause accidents always but negligent driving does'At least a two-wheeler rider dies in Bengaluru every day. And, the police attribute it to “rash and negligent riding“ even when poor road i...
Drunk driving: HC seeks to know about norms for collection of evidenceThe Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to state what guidelines it has framed about the use of breath analysers and c...
MHA looks to increase punishment for hit-and-run casesMHA will be bringing a Cabinet note inserting a new provision in IPL increasing punishment for hit-and-run accidents where the driver may h...
Mere refusal to participate in TIP doesn't prove offence: CourtMere refusal to participate in a Test Identification Parade (TIP) is not sufficient to prove charges against an accused, a Delhi court has ...
Supreme Court tells government to tighten law to check drunken drivingA bench took a dim view of the Punjab and Haryana high court reducing the jail term awarded to a person in a case of rash driving to 24 day...
Gopinath Munde's death: Court takes cognisance of CBI's charge sheetLocal court took cognisance of CBI's charge sheet filed against taxi driver, who was driving car which collided with Gopinath Munde's vehic...
High speed does not amount to rash or negligent driving: CourtNone of the witnesses examined by the prosecution could give any indication, even approximately, as to what they meant by 'high speed'.
787 persons killed, 2,678 injured by DTC buses in 10 yearsAs many as 787 persons have been killed and 2,678 others injured in accidents involving Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses in the past...
- 2002 hit-and-run case: Salman Khan may appear in court tomorrow
Bollywood actor Salman Khan is likely to appear before a magistrate's court tomorrow in connection with a hearing on an application accusin...
- Revisit sentencing policy for rash driving: SC to government
The Supreme Court has asked the government to revisit the sentencing policy which provides for two years of jail for rash driving.