THE STATE ( GNCT OF DELHI) vs JAIVEER

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 22.09.2025 Pronounced on : 09.10.2025 + CRL.A.408/2017 THE STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) .....Appellant Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for State with SI Navdeep, P.S. Baba Haridas Nagar. versus JAIVEER .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vipin Panwar, Advocate with complainant in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the State against the judgment dated 26.02.2015 passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate- 05 (South-West), Dwarka Courts in proceedings arising out of FIR No. 36/2012, P.S. Baba Haridas Nagar, registered under Sections 279/337/304A IPC, whereby the respondent was acquitted. 2. The case of the prosecution, briefly stated, is that on 17.02.2012 at about 3:00 p.m. near Sultan Garden Colony on Nangloi-Najafgarh Road, the respondent was allegedly driving a Gramin Sewa Magic bearing No. DL- 2W-2937 at high speed in a rash and negligent manner, when he struck against a scooter bearing No. HR-30A-9979 being driven by Jaswant Singh. 3. To prove its case, the prosecution examined around 13 witnesses. PW1 Subhash was the complainant and sole eyewitness. PW2 Kishore K