In Brief
The appellant was convicted of rash/negligent driving and causing hurt under the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to imprisonment. The High Court reduced the sentences but did not grant probation. The Supreme Court held that as a first-time offender with no criminal antecedents and good behaviour, he should not be imprisoned. While upholding the conviction, the Court set aside the sentence and directed the trial court to exercise its discretion under Section 360 of the Criminal Procedure Code to place him on probation instead. Appeal partly allowed."
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