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Definition :

Fortuitous, is happening by accident or chance rather than design (Oxford Dictionary), See also D. Ganesh Rao Patnaik v. State of Jharkhand, (2005) 8 SCC 454.

Means occurring by chance 'a fortuitous event may be highly unfortunate', Black's Law Dictionary, p. 664.

Means 'accident or fortuitous casualty (Stroud's Judicial Dictionary)