Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Man Convicted for Rash Driving Ordered to Plant 50 Saplings
A man who caused a fatal accident due to rash driving was released on probation by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
He has to plant 50 indigenous trees as part of his punishment.
The court chose a reformative approach instead of a punitive one, considering the convict's clean record since the incident.
Man convicted for causing death by rash driving
Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered him to plant 50 indigenous trees
Court took a reformative approach instead of punitive
Convict's appeal against sentence dismissed earlier
Accident occurred in 2014, killing a motorcyclist
- Who
- A man convicted for causing death by rash driving
- What
- Ordered to plant 50 indigenous trees
- When
- 2014 (accident), 2022 (court order)
- Where
- Punjab and Haryana
- Why
- As part of his punishment and a reformative approach
- Crime
- Rash and negligent driving
- Victim
- Motorcyclist killed in 2014
- Convict's Sentence
- Two years imprisonment (original), Probation (current)
- Tree Plantation
- 50 indigenous trees in 5 years
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court