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In Re: M. Venkataswami

Disposition Petition dismissed Court Chennai Decided Nov 30, 1949
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Citation
Court
Chennai
Judge
Decided On
Case Number
Criminal Revn. Case No. 1572 of 1949 and Criminal Revn. Petn. No. 1489 of 1949
Subject
Criminal
Disposition
Petition dismissed

Case Summary

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- - There is no illegality or failure of justice in this case.

Key legal issue
Criminal
Outcome / disposition
Petition dismissed
Acts & sections
Railways Act, 1890 - Sections 120

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

In Re: M. Venkataswami

Advocate B. Lakshminarayana and ; S. Subbiah Chowdry, Advs.

Legal References

Acts
Railways Act, 1890 - Sections 120
Cases Referred
Gurunath Shankar v. Emperor
Reported In
AIR1950Mad406

Excerpt

- - there is no illegality or failure of justice in this case.orderpanchapakesa aiyar, j.1. i see no reason to interfere in revision in this case. hurling down a bundle of bangles of a fellow passenger and breaking them will not allow a passenger, even though he is a railway official travelling in the train, not liable under section 120, railways act, as such an act is not an act done or doable by a railway servant as such and the ruling in gurunath shankar v. emperor : air1937 bom357 will not apply. there is no illegality or failure of justice in this case. 2. the petition is dismissed.

Full Judgment

ORDER

Panchapakesa Aiyar, J.

1. I see no reason to interfere in revision in this case. Hurling down a bundle of bangles of a fellow passenger and breaking them will not allow a passenger, even though he is a railway official travelling in the train, not liable under Section 120, Railways Act, as such an act is not an act done or doable by a railway servant as such and the ruling in Gurunath Shankar v. Emperor : AIR1937 Bom357 will not apply. There is no illegality or failure of justice in this case.

2. The petition is dismissed.

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