High Court Allows Appeal of Injured Passenger in Railway Accident Case — Falls While Chasing Thief Constitutes Untoward Incident Under Section 124A of Railways Act, 1989. The Court held that the appellant's injury occurred due to a criminal act of theft and the movement of the train, not a voluntary act, and awarded compensation of Rs. 8,00,000 with interest....
The appellant, Narendra Sharma, was a bona fide passenger traveling on a suburban train from Masjid Bandar to Santacruz on 30 November 2017. At around 6:20 p.m., after the train left Cotton Green stat...
