Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Hanumanth Achari vs The State Of Karnataka on 19 June, 2025
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ITEM NO.17 COURT NO.12 SECTION II-C
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) Diary No(s). 30459/2025
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 15-04-2025
in CRRP No. 100231/2018 passed by the High Court of Karnataka
Circuit Bench at Dharwad]
HANUMANTH ACHARI Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Respondent(s)
IA No. 145366/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 145365/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM SURRENDERING WITHIN TIME
Date : 19-06-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE
[PARTIAL COURT WORKING DAYS BENCH]
For Petitioner(s) M/S. Dharmaprabhas Law Associates, AOR
Mr. Chandrashekhar A. Chakalabbi, Adv.
Mr. S.k Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Awanish Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Anshul Rai, Adv.
Mr. Abhinav Garg, Adv.
Mr. Varnik Kundaliya, Adv.
Mr. Srinivas Naik, Adv.
For Respondent(s)
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. The petitioner stands convicted for the offences punishable
under Sections 304A, 279, 337,338 IPC and Section 183 of the Motor
Signature Not Verified
Vehicle Act, 1988. He has been awarded sentence for one year
Digitally signed by
KANCHAN CHOUHAN
Date: 2025.06.20
17:16:23 IST
Reason:
rigorous imprisonment on the count of Section 304A IPC and one
month each for other counts under the Indian Penal code.
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3. We have heard the submissions advanced by learned counsel for
the petitioner, and have carefully gone through the impugned
judgment and the material placed on record. On the fateful day, the
petitioner was driving bus of the KSRTC which collided with the
tempo trax vehicle bearing Registration No. KA-17-B-2366 resulting
into death of 7 persons and injuries being caused to other
passengers.
4. The first Appellate Court and the High Court have appreciated
and re-appreciated the evidence and have reached to the conclusion
that it was the petitioner, who drove the bus in a rash and
negligent manner, which caused the accident and resulted into loss
of 7 precious human lives. Thus, we are not inclined to interfere
in the concurrent findings of facts recorded in the impugned
judgments convicting the petitioner as above and affirming his
conviction. The Special Leave Petition, being devoid of merit, is
hereby dismissed.
5. Accordingly, the I.A. No. 145365/2025 seeking exemption from
surrender is dismissed.
6. The petitioner is directed to surrender within a period of
four weeks from today failing which the Trial Court shall take
appropriate steps to have him arrested for serving out the
sentences.
7. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.
(KANCHAN CHOUHAN) (ANU BHALLA) SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT COURT MASTER (NSH)