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BMTC Driver’s Conviction Upheld, Jail Term Replaced with ₹5 Lakh Compensation: Supreme Court

19 May 2026 3 min read

BMTC Driver’s Conviction Upheld, Jail Term Replaced with ₹5 Lakh Compensation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the conviction of a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation driver for causing death by negligence in a fatal road accident case but granted him the benefit of probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. The Court converted the jail sentence into compensation of ₹5 lakh payable to the deceased woman’s family. The judgment was delivered by a Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and…

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