Agartala, Oct. 11 -- The High Court of Tripura has upheld a man's conviction for rash and negligent driving but replaced his imprisonment with a fine of Rs 8,000 in a case involving a collision with the official vehicle of the then Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Udaipur.
Justice Biswajit Palit passed the order while deciding a criminal revision petition filed by Arjun Sarkar, a resident of Matabari in Gomati district, challenging the sentence upheld by the Sessions Court.
On November 16, 2023, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Gomati district convicted Sarkar under Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 179, 180 and 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The Sessions Judge upheld the conviction and sentence on August 5, 2...