This case arose from a road accident on 24 September 2001 near Pull Gharat, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, in which a tanker driven by the accused Arjun Singh collided with an HRTC bus on the wrong side of the road, killing two persons and injuring several others. The Trial Court convicted the accused under Sections 279, 337, 338, and 304-A of the IPC, sentencing him to concurrent terms of simple imprisonment and fines. On appeal, the Sessions Court (Appellate Court) acquitted the accused, accepting his defence that he had swerved to avoid a Maruti car overtaking the bus, and holding that the version favourable to the accused must be preferred when two versions exist. The State of Himachal Pradesh then filed the present appeal before the High Court, contending that the Appellate Court wrongly discarded eyewitness testimony and failed to consider the Rules of Road Regulations, and that even if the accused's version were accepted, he should have applied brakes rather than swerving into the bus's path. The judgment text as provided does not record the final decision of the High Court, as the reasoning appears to be incomplete.