Supreme Court, Attorney General want sterner handling of rash and negligent driving cases

Supreme Court, Attorney General want sterner handling of rash and negligent driving cases
The Supreme Court said it hoped the Attorney General will impress upon authorities concerned to revisit laws related to rash and negligent driving.

‘We appreciate the concern shown (by Rohtagi) and we are sure he will apprise the competent authorities to have a revisit of the relevant provisions (of the IPC and Motor Vehicle Act),’ the court said in its order. The court noted that the AG had stated in unequivocal terms that the manner in which the vehicular accidents take place require stern handling. Rohatgi’s stand came in the course of hearing wherein the bench is examining suggestions given by the court in an earlier judgment for a re-look at Section 304-A because the punishment provided in it is absolutely inadequate in modern-day context. The said judgment had expressed agony over the number of vehicular accidents in the country and how lakhs of people died or lost limbs in such accidents because of the attitude, behaviour and conduct of erring drivers, who harbour the notion that they are the monarchs of all they survey. (Read: For older drivers, even one drink could lead to rash driving)

Source: IANS

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