Expressing concern over reckless motorbike stunts, the Karnataka Excessive Court docket has prompt amendments to legal guidelines, together with the Motor Autos Act, to deal with the problem. The considerations have been expressed in an order by Justice V Srishananda of the Dharwad bench whereas denying bail to a person accused of performing ‘wheelies’, which includes driving a motorbike with its entrance wheel raised off the bottom.
Being attentive to deadly accidents which had occurred whereas performing motorbike stunts, the courtroom acknowledged, “Legislature has to think about that current statutory provisions regarding reckless and negligent driving is hardly ample to curb the menace and due to this fact, to replenish the legislative vacuum, appropriate and stringent provisions are to be integrated by amending the Indian Penal Code and Motor Autos Act to enrich one another.”
Within the order issued on April 7, which was made accessible not too long ago, the bench noticed, “Maybe, on the time of enacting the Motor Autos Act, legislators didn’t foresee or particularly ponder {that a} two-wheeler can be pushed on the hind wheel alone. Accordingly, no categorical penal provision was envisaged to avert mentioned mischief.”
The case was registered in reference to a grievance filed in October 2024 after the Gangavathi Rural police in Koppal district acquired an alert that three folks have been performing wheelies on a motorbike within the space. When intercepted by the police, they misplaced stability and fell, following which they allegedly manhandled and abused the personnel earlier than being taken into custody. Later, an accused, Arbaz Khan, approached the courtroom for bail.
The petitioner’s counsel argued that he was harmless and a false case had been filed on account of a rivalry between him and the police. The counsel additionally acknowledged that custody was not warranted because the chargesheet had been filed. The opposing counsel acknowledged that he wouldn’t be eligible for bail as he was a recurring offender.
The bench famous that, prima facie, other than the variety of instances that the accused was concerned in, images indicated that he was concerned in performing wheelies, and described it as a “trending menace within the public highway which not solely endangers the rider and pillion rider of the motorbike, but additionally normal public at giant.”
The courtroom refused to grant bail to the accused, observing that whereas the matter wouldn’t ordinarily be grave sufficient to disclaim bail, on this occasion, the abuse and manhandling of police personnel needed to be taken under consideration.
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