'Not deliberate': Court discharges man who ran over stray dog

NEW DELHI: A sessions court here has discharged a man of the charge of mischief by killing or maiming cattle, saying his car had accidentally killed a stray dog and there was no deliberate or intentional action on his part.

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The court was hearing a review petition filed by Puneet, against whom a magisterial court had framed charges under Section 429 (mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc.) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Puneet, who was driving a BMW car at high speed, had run over a stray dog at a traffic signal in Mayur Vihar on June 8, 2019, the prosecution said.