Driving at High Speed Alone Doesn’t Prove Rash and Negligent Driving: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that merely driving at high speed does not automatically establish rash and negligent driving.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee set aside the conviction of a man charged under Sections 279 and 304A of the IPC for driving his car at high speed and causing the death of two pedestrians.

The Court observed that the prosecution failed to substantiate its claim with concrete evidence regarding the vehicle's speed or manner of driving.

It further noted that in the absence of clear parameters defining "high speed," a conviction cannot rest solely on this claim.