The Hindu·3 min read·hard
Settlement between parties after accident due to rash driving no ground to set aside conviction: HC
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Kerala High Court ruled that a private settlement between parties in a fatal rash driving case does not justify setting aside a criminal conviction. While the court maintained the conviction, it reduced the sentence to imprisonment until the rising of the court due to the amicable settlement.
The Kerala High Court has held that a settlement arrived at between parties in a road accident caused due to rash and negligent driving would not be a ground to set aside the conviction of the accused.
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