Mere Usage Of Term “High Speed” By Witness Insufficient To Establish Rash Or Negligent Driving: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that a mere claim by a witness that the accused was driving at a high speed is not enough to prove negligence or rash driving under Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code. The judgment was delivered by Justice Rakesh Kainthla in Criminal Appeal No. 332 of 2012, titled State of H.P. v/s Ram Pal. Background: Bus hits parked car near school in…