Conviction Upheld in 2006 Fatal Road Accident Case; Driver’s Criminal Revision Dismissed: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has declined to interfere with the conviction of Param Jeet Singh, a driver held guilty in a fatal road accident that took place nearly two decades ago near Banikhet in Chamba district. The Court dismissed the criminal revision petition and reiterated that revisional powers cannot be used to reappreciate evidence when both the trial court and appellate court have returned concurrent findings of guilt. Incident…
