Rash driving: HC raises fine on John Abraham

Abraham’s counsel Ashok Mundargi told the court that Kasbe had died a natural death unrelated to the accident. While Majhi had been joined as a party to the petition,Mundargi said he was in Kolkata at present and would remain present on April 9. Justice R C Chavan asked additional public prosecutor Rajeshree Newton to find out if any legal representatives of Kasbe could also be joined in the case.

The lower court had imposed a fine of Rs1,000 for rash and negligent driving and Rs 500 for causing hurt. A Metropolitan Magistrate had,on October 14,2010,held Abraham guilty and asked him to serve a fortnight in prison. In the sessions court,Abraham had sought the suspension of this order until his appeal against it was decided by it. The sessions court,however,said it had no jurisdiction to hear his application against the magistrate court’s order or his application for bail. The HC granted the actor bail and his review application is pending before it.