Gandhinagar: SG Highway car accident case accused Tathya Patel is a serial offender. Police have filed another complaint against him for another accident.

The latest complaint is filed by a farmer Manaji Thakor against Tathya in Santej police station which comes under Gandhinagar Police. Tathya is accsued of hitting his car with Baliya dev mandir’s pillar and causing Rs. 20,000 worth damage.

According to the complaint, on 1st January 2023, during around 3 to 5 am period, Tathya Patel’s car had hit a pillar of Baliyadev mandir, following which the roof portion of mandir had come down. Manaji has filed complaint along with deputy Sarpanch Jivanji Thakor. Manji said they had no detail of car number or other details when the accident took place. But on 25 July, he read Gujarati newspaper and came to know that same Tathya Patel whose car hit and killed 9 persons had also hit his car with mandir of the village.

It’s worth noting that during the investigation, when police checked the history of Jaguar car that Tathya Patel uses, it was found that there was an insurance claim over an accident. Police subsequently managed to get the details of this accident from the insurance company, repairer and questioning of Tathya Patel.

IPC sections in this FIR

Section 279 in The Indian Penal Code: Rash driving or riding on a public way.—Whoever drives any vehicle, or rides, on any public way in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with im­prisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Section 427 in The Indian Penal Code

Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees.—Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with impris­onment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Section 177 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

General provision for punishment of offences.—Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule, regulation or notification made thereunder shall, if no penalty is provided for the offence be punishable for the first offence with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, and for any second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees.

Section 134(b) in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

(b) give on demand by a police officer any information required by him, or, if no police officer is present, report the circumstances of the occurrence, including the circumstances, if any, for not taking reasonable steps to secure medical attention as required under clause (a), at the nearest police station as soon as possible, and in any case within twenty-four hours of the occurrence; 2[(c) give the following information in writing to the insurer, who has issued the certificates of insurance, about the occurrence of the accident, namely:—
(i) insurance policy number and period of its validity;

(ii) date, time and place of accident;

(iii) particulars of the persons injured or killed in the accident;

(iv) name of the driver and the particulars of his driving licence. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section the expression “driver” includes the owner of the vehicle.]

Section 184 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

184. Driving dangerously.—Whoever drives a motor vehicle at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances of the case including the nature, condition and use of the place where the vehicle is driven and the amount of traffic which actually is at the time or which might reasonably be expected to be in the place, shall be punishable for the first offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, and for any second or subsequent offence if committed within three years of the commission of a previous similar offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.