State vs UGENDER SINGH Advocate - KAILASH CHAND BHARADWAJ — 358/2021

Case Summary: State v. Ugendra Singh (Case 358/2021) Court Decision: The accused, Ugendra Singh, was acquitted of charges under IPC Sections 279 and 304A (rash/negligent driving causing death). The court found that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused was the driver of the vehicle involved in the fatal accident that resulted in the death of Ramlal on January 3, 2021. Key Reasoning: Although the victim's companion (PW-2) identified the offending truck number (Raj-02 GC 0176) and described rash driving, no eye-witness could positively identify the accused as the actual driver of that vehicle. The vehicle owner was not examined, and critical evidence linking the accused to the vehicle was circumstantial. The court applied the benefit of doubt principle, observing that no direct witness testimony established the accused's identity as the driver, making conviction impossible under criminal law standards. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.