In Brief
A truck driver was acquitted of causing a motor vehicle accident under sections 279, 337 and 338 of the IPC, but the High Court reversed this acquittal and convicted him, imposing three months imprisonment. The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in interfering with the acquittal. The Court reasoned that a fully loaded truck going uphill would necessarily travel at minimal speed, and the Investigating Officer's site map lacked credibility as it was not prepared in the presence of eye witnesses. The Court reaffirmed the principle that an appellate court should not interfere with acquittal unless the trial court's view is patently unreasonable. The appeal was allowed and the acquittal restored."
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