Acquittal In A Criminal Case Does Not Lead To An Automatic Inference That There Was No Negligence On The Part Of The Driver: Madras HC [Read Order]

Ashok Kini

28 Jun 2019 10:03 AM IST

  • Acquittal In A Criminal Case Does Not Lead To An Automatic Inference That There Was No Negligence On The Part Of The Driver: Madras HC [Read Order]

    "The acquittal of the driver in the criminal case will have no bearing on the findings to be recorded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal."

    The Madras High Court has observed that the acquittal in a criminal case does not lead to an automatic inference that there was no negligence on the part of the driver. Before Justice J. Nisha Banu, it was contended that the driver of the vehicle was acquitted in the criminal case, and it clearly proved that he was not responsible for the accident and vehicle had not involved in...

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