Supriya Kumari v. State of Kerala
Supreme Court of India2026 INSC 537Bench: Justice J.B. Pardiwala, Justice R. Mahadevan
For criminal charge under Section 304-A IPC to survive, negligence must be of such high degree as to be 'gross'. Once accused is exonerated on merits in civil proceedings, allowing criminal prosecution on identical allegations constitutes gross abuse of process.