{"id":7044999,"date":"2026-08-23T14:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/scene-sketches-showing-post-impact-vehicle-positions-cannot-be-used-to-infer-contributory-negligence-against-smaller-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T14:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:52:11","slug":"scene-sketches-showing-post-impact-vehicle-positions-cannot-be-used-to-infer-contributory-negligence-against-smaller-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7044999","title":{"rendered":"Scene sketches showing post-impact vehicle positions cannot be used to infer contributory negligence against smaller vehicles."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-2627259601004150678\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>\u00a0The following principles can be laid out from the above judgments:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A. Charge Sheet creates a prima facie case of negligence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">B. Criminal acquittals do not displace this prima facie civil liability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"color: #7f6000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">C. Scene sketches showing post-impact vehicle positions cannot be used to infer contributory negligence against smaller vehicles.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #7f6000; font-size: large;\"><b>{Para 21}<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #7f6000; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; text-align: justify;\"><span>Civil Appeal Nos. 10755-10758 of 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; text-align: justify;\"><span>Decided On: 19.08.2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; text-align: justify;\"><span><b>Reena Vs. The Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and Ors.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; text-align: justify;\"><span>Hon&#8217;ble Judges\/Coram:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">S.V. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria, JJ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; text-align: justify;\"><span>Author: S.V. Bhatti, J.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; text-align: justify;\"><span>Citation:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a02026 INSC 889,<\/span><span>MANU\/SC\/0910\/2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; text-align: justify;\"><span>Read full judgment here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawweb.in\/2026\/08\/supreme-court-explains-that-acquittal.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawweb.in\/2026\/08\/javascript:window.print()\">Print Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The following principles can be laid out from the above judgments: A. Charge Sheet creates a prima facie case of negligence. B. Criminal acquittals do not displace this prima facie civil liability. C. 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