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Pereira gets 3 years | Mixed reactions to verdict
Published on Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 11:25, Updated on Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 16:49 in India section
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New Delhi: The Bombay high court has delivered the judgement in the Alistair Pereira hit-and-run case.
Pereira has been sentenced to three years’ RI under Section 304, one year under Section 338 and six months for causing grevious injuries.
All the sentences will run concurrently. Delivering the verdict, the High Court judge said Pereira didn’t “deserve any uncalled sympathy.”
Last year, the 21-year-old had allegedly rammed his Toyota Corolla in the pavement at Bandra killing sleeping labourers.
Seven labourers had died and several others were injured. The Bombay High Court had re-opened the case after a public outcry over a sessions court judgement which let off Pereira leniently with just a six-month jail term and a fine of Rs five rupees.
The state government had also filed a review petition asking for a stricter sentence.
The High court had also pulled up the Mumbai police for shoddy investigation which included not providing urine and blood reports on time and the failure to examine the remaining five passengers in the car who were present when the accident happened.
Timeline of Alistair Pereira case
- November 12, 2006: Alistair Pereira had run over fifteen labourers sleeping on Carter road in suburban Bandra. Seven laborers were died.
- November 30, 2006: The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to file a reply by December one, to the appeal for bail by Alistair Anthony Pereira.
- December 1, 2006: Pereira was granted bail by the High Court on December 1.
- April 13, 2007: A sessions court at Sewree convicted Pereira under section 304 (a) (causing death by rash and negligent act), awarding him a mere six months' simple imprisonment, and imposing a fine of Rs.500, 000, to be paid to the victims of the accident.
- May 3, 2007: Court re-opens Mumbai car crash case.
- May 10, 2007: Alistair Pereira moved the Bombay High Court, seeking his acquittal while challenging his conviction by a fast track court last month.
- July 24, 2007: The Bombay High Court in connection with the Alistair Pereira case summoned Police officers
- September 6, 2007: Alistair Pereira has been sentenced 3 years of imprisonment under section 304
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Didnt Salman Khan ram his car and end the lives of people in a similar manner? Where is his punishment
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Yes he shouldbe given a harsher punishment as this is just an
unjustifiable act and this case of giving more harsher
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The sentence seems to be too mild. After all he has taken away 7 lives and injured 8 others. Who
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But what is the learning from the sentence?
Why isn't the BMC and the govt authorities being blamed who have
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Seven lives claimed & 3 yrs RI that too after too much hue & public outcry.kudos to indian judicial system.
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