Mumbai court acquits woman in rash driving case

A court in Mumbai has acquitted a 21yearold woman accused of driving on the wrong side of a road observing the Mumbai Police has failed to prove that a Twitter photograph of the incident was electronic evidenceMetropolitan magistrate Girgaon court N A Patel acquitted the woman of the offences registered under Indian Penal Code section 279 rash driving 336 act endangering life and safety of others and relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act on February 20 2023The order of the court was made available recentlyThe police had registered a case against the woman for allegedly driving a twowheeler on the wrong side of a road in Gaondevi area based on a photo shared on Twitter by a cyclist The alleged incident had taken place on May 18 2022During the trial the court examined three persons a member of the Twitter selfhelp group the investigating officer and the cyclistAlso Read Mumbai Eight booked for cheating at police recruitment drive in cityThe court noted that as far as the evidence of the Twitter helpline group member and the cyclist is concerned both of them were not present on the spotIt has been specifically deposed by prosecution witness one Twitter helpline group member that she received the message on Whatsapp that one girl was driving on the wrong side and on the basis of it she has lodged the FIR The prosecution witness three is just a police officer the court said in the orderIn the present matter the photographs tweeted by the prosecution witness cyclist is crucial one The copy of the same is also filed on record as the same is uploaded on Twitter and a printout was taken from a personal computer or mobile it is electronic evidence it said adding a certificate under section 65B of the Evidence Act is must to prove the sameHowever the prosecution has failed to file the certificate Thus the copy of electronic evidence is not proved by the prosecution Therefore in the absence of crucial evidence the story of the prosecution is lying in the shadow of a doubt the court addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever