Driver can’t be punished for death of petitioner’s pet dog as there is no enmity, says K’taka HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Bengaluru, The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case pending in a lower court against a car driver who was charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Motor Vehicles Act for causing an accident that led to the death of a petitioner's pet dog. Prathap...

HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] BENGALURU: An accident involving a pet dog will not attract the rash driving clause under Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as that law recognises injuries caused only to human beings, the Karnataka high court has held in a recent judgment.IPC Section 279 relates to “rash driving...