Keshubhai Patel’s son-in-law in further trouble

Ahmedabad, 20 November 2013

City police has added section 304(2) against Keshubhai Patel’s son-in-law Dr. Mayur Desai in Land cruiser accident case. Police have added a more stringent IPC section based on reports of the forensic science laboratory(FSL) and the car maker. It is now culpable homicide case not amounting to murder. Police will inform court soon on this development.

The accident occurred on September 18. Patel’s car mowed down a youth and his female friend who were on motorcycle behind Rajpath club. 23-year-old Hiran Thummar died in hospital week later. Dr. Desai was arrested for causing serious injury by rash driving(IPC 304) earlier and was released on bail. The FSL report later confirmed that Desai’s SUV was speeding.

What is section 304(2)

Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death,

Or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both, if the act is done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death.