State vs Irshad Khan
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Case Significance
State vs Irshad Khan is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 11, 2025 (citation: ik-99315861). The State appealed the acquittal of a truck driver charged under Sections 279/304A IPC for a fatal road accident in 1998 where a motorcyclist was killed on Mathura Road, Badarpur. The court dismissed the appeal, finding the sole eyewitness's testimony lacked credibility, there was no photographic evidence of the spot or tyre marks, and the acquittal was supported by plausible reasoning under the principle of double presumption of innocence. The case was heard by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri. Counsel appearing: Gayatri Nandwani (counsel for respondent), Pradeep Gahalot (counsel for appellant).
Summary
The State appealed the acquittal of a truck driver charged under Sections 279/304A IPC for a fatal road accident in 1998 where a motorcyclist was killed on Mathura Road, Badarpur. The court dismissed the appeal, finding the sole eyewitness's testimony lacked credibility, there was no photographic evidence of the spot or tyre marks, and the acquittal was supported by plausible reasoning under the principle of double presumption of innocence.
What was the outcome of State vs Irshad Khan?
The State appealed the acquittal of a truck driver charged under Sections 279/304A IPC for a fatal road accident in 1998 where a motorcyclist was killed on Mathura Road, Badarpur. The court dismissed ...
Judgment
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