In Brief
A bus driver was convicted of causing a traffic accident in 1995 that injured another motorist, and sentenced to six months imprisonment and a fine under Sections 279, 337 and 338 IPC. After 26 years, with the matter reaching the Supreme Court on appeal, the conviction was upheld as legally sound. However, the Court modified the sentence, substituting the six-month imprisonment terms under Sections 279 and 338 with fines of Rs.1000 each, while maintaining the fine under Section 337. This modification was granted because the prolonged delay and hardship to the appellant's family would be better served through financial penalty than imprisonment.
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