Overtaking Without Due Care Violates Road Regulations, Constitutes Negligence: Himachal Pradesh High Court

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18 March 2026 7:15 PM IST

  • Overtaking Without Due Care Violates Road Regulations, Constitutes Negligence: Himachal Pradesh High Court

    The Himachal Pradesh High Court set aside the acquittal of an accused in a road accident case, holding that the Trial Court had ignored material evidence and failed to apply the Rules of the Road Regulations, 1989. The Court remarked that the accused's act of overtaking another vehicle in unsafe conditions and moving onto the wrong side of the road was the direct cause of the accident and...

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