In Brief
Hari Singh was acquitted by a trial court of offences under IPC sections 279, 337, and 304A (negligent driving and causing hurt) after evidence showed his vehicle suffered a tyre burst causing loss of control and an accident. The High Court reversed the acquittal, imposing six months imprisonment each, finding no mechanical defect. The Supreme Court restored the acquittal, holding that the High Court had misread the evidence—it confused the mechanic's report on the appellant's vehicle with reports on other vehicles in the accident, and the trial court's reasoning was sound and supported by credible evidence."
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