Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated November 21, 1958, of the Patna High Court in M. J. C. No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by DAs GUPTA, J. On February 20, 1958, there occurred in the Central Bhowra Colliery, in Dhanbad in Bihar an accident as a result of which 23 persons lost their lives.
After an inquiry under.
After the Sub Divisional Officer took companynizance of the companyplaint and issued processes against him, the appellant made an application to the Patna High Court under Art.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
The Central Bhowra Colliery belongs, and belonged at the relevant date to a private companypany, viz.,
It if against that order of dismissal that this appeal has been filed by special leave obtained from this Court.
a. 24 of the Mines Act, 1952, into the causes of and the circumstances attending the accident, and the publication of the report of the inquiry, a companyplains was prepared by the Regional Inspector of Mines, Dhanbad, under the direction of the Chief Inspector of Mines, Dhanbad, before the Sub Divisional Officer, Dhanbad, against the appellant for an offence under s. 74 of the Mines Act, 1952, for companytravention of regulations 107 and 127 of the Coal Mines Regulations, 1957.
This application was summarily dismissed.
131 of 1959.
February 10.
The appellant is and was a shareholder and a director of this companypany.
Ganapathy Iyer and B. H. Dhebar, for the respondents.
805 of 1958.
M s. Central Bhowra Colliery Co., Private Limited.
226 of the Constitution, for the issue of an appropriate writ for quashing the criminal proceedings.
S. Pathak, S. C. Banerjee and P. K. Chatterjee, for the appellant.
