THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1927 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the charge sheet in C C No. 47 of 2009 on the file of the XII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad. The petitioner seeks to quash the charge sheet mainly on the ground that the accident was caused due to contributory negligence on the part of the second respondent inasmuch as, he is driving the vehicle in triple riding in rash and negligent manner without maintaining reasonable distance from the bus. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor and perused the material available on record. It is now well settled proposition that in offences under Section 304-A or 337 or 338 of Indian Penal Code, contributory negligence cannot be a ground, to be raised before the Court of law. Hence, the grounds raised by the learned counsel for petitioner to quash the proceedings are unsustainable. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed. _____________ RAJA ELANGO,J DATE: 24.12.2010 TVK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1927 OF 2009 Date: 24.12.2010