Dead man booked for rash driving in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Nov 23: A man who was killed in an accident has been booked for rash and negligent driving in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, the police said Friday, maintaining that it was a routine practice.
A water tanker driver, Sanjeev Kumar of Chakban village in Nurpur sub-division of Kangra district died on the spot Thursday night when his vehicle fell into a deep gorge at Sunara crossing on its way to Dharwala from Chamba, they said.
Subsequently, a First Information Report (FIR) under Indian Penal Code sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence) was registered against Kumar at Bharmour police station, they added.
When contacted, Chamba Superintendent of Police Monica Bhutungru justified the registration of FIR against the dead person.
She said the Investigating Officer (IO) might have gathered evidence that the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving by Kumar.
So, as per routine practice under law, the FIR was lodged against him despite the fact that he is no more, she added.
Asked how the case is pursued in the court against a dead person, she said, "The routine investigation is done in the cases registered against dead persons as it has been done in other cases".
Subsequently, the charge sheet is presented in the trial court and if the deceased is found guilty, the court proceedings are dropped, she said.
And if the dead person is not found at fault and someone else is found guilty during the investigation, an FIR is lodged against that person, she added.
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CBSE announces assessment scheme for Class 10 board exams cancelled in Middle East
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New Delhi (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a detailed assessment scheme for Class 10 exams in the Middle East region which were cancelled amid escalating West Asia conflict, according to officials.
The exams were cancelled following a critical review of the prevailing situation across Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
According to CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj, examinations scheduled from February 17 to 28 were conducted successfully. During this period, six academic subjects, including Mathematics, English and Science, were completed. Additionally, 16 language papers and 22 skill subject examinations were also conducted.
The board has divided candidates into five categories -- students who appeared in all examinations, students who appeared in four examinations, students who appeared in three examinations, students who appeared in two examinations and private students registered under the compartment category.
"The results of students who appeared for all exams will be declared based on their performance in the examinations. The result of students who appeared in four subjects will be declared based on the average of the marks obtained in the best three performing subjects for the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted," Bhardwaj said.
"The result of students who appeared in three subjects will be declared based on the average of the marks obtained in the best two performing subjects for the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted," he added.
The examination controller explained that very few students have appeared in the examinations in only two subjects.
"Their results will be declared based on the average of the marks of two subjects in the remaining subject," he said.
The results of Middle East students will be declared along with the rest of the students. Students will be allowed to improve their performance through the second board examinations according to policy.
