Panchkula, Aug. 17 -- A Panchkula court has acquitted a Sector 20 resident accused of causing the death of a cook in a 2021 road accident, observing that the prosecution failed to establish either his identity as the driver or rash and negligent driving. He was booked by the Sector 20 police on November 19, 2021.

The court of additional chief judicial magistrate, which acquitted Raj Kumar of charges under Sections 279 and 304-A of the Indian Penal Code on August 13, held that the evidence was "too scanty" to fasten criminal liability on him.

According to the prosecution, Jiya Lal, a cook, was returning home on November 18, 2021 when an Activa scooter allegedly hit him from behind near Society No. 105, Sector 20. He was taken to the civi...