MOTOR VEHIC LES ACT - 1988 - sec 163A- Claim petition under-Defence of insurer-I.O. in criminal case submitting a report that deceased was riding his vehicle negligently which was cause of accident-Cannot be treated as statements made by adversary to be taken as admissions within the ambit of sections 17 and 21 of Ev idence Act. Evidence act. Evidence of eye-witness and other material on record showing that it was offending vehicle which caused accident-Hence, plea that said vehicle was planted, canot be sustained for in such a case, evidence of eye-witness it is very difficult to disbelieve evidence of an ;evye-witness.
Reported in KCCR 2012(1) Page No: 190. Karnatka High Court (DB)