Arun Kapil

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Charge:	Negligent Homicide
Sentence:	2 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.5
Year Crime:	2010
Year Convicted:	2016
Year Cleared:	2017
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	India
County or Region of Crime:	Haryana and Punjab
City of Crime:	Dhanas
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Arun Kapil was wrongly convicted on March 22, 2016 of rash driving, causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others, and causing death by negligence. Kapil's prosecution was based on his Honda CRV ramming into a motorcycle driven by Ashok Kumar near a bridge in Milk Colony, Dhanas, in the Indian state of Haryana and Punjab. A passenger on the motorcycle, Vinod Kumar, died from his injuries at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital. After his conviction Kapil was sentenced to two years in prison and fined Rs 10,000. Kapil was allowed to remain free pending his appeal. On March 7, 2017 Kapil's convictions were set-aside by the Additional District and Sessions Judge R.K. Jain. However, Judge Jain declared Kapil was a "proclaimed offender" because he failed to appear for his appeal hearing."
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Information Source 1:	"Jail term set aside, but accused declared PO, By Sandeep Rana, The Tribune, March 8, 2017"
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Arun Kapil

Charge:

Negligent Homicide

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.5

Year Crime:

2010

Year Convicted:

2016

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

India

County or Region of Crime:

Haryana and Punjab

City of Crime:

Dhanas

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 7, 2017 Kapil's convictions were set-aside by the Additional District and Sessions Judge R.K. Jain."

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Male

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"Jail term set aside, but accused declared PO, By Sandeep Rana, The Tribune, March 8, 2017"

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http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/courts/jail-term-set-aside-but-accused-declared-po/374303.html

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