Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 29 · Decided 21 January 1971
Basudev Hazra v. Matiar Rahaman Mandal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 29 · [1971] 3 S.C.R. 478
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 171/1968
- Decided
- 21 January 1971
- Bench
- P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, I.D. DUA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Bengal Ferries Act; 1886, s. 24--Scope of-If lessee in respect of tofls cmt be penalised even where he levies toll when person does not usev ferry but river-bed-Or when he levies charge in excess of prescribed rate. The appellant was a leaseholder in respect of tolls of a public feay crossing the realise illegally 20 np per cart from the ·cultivators who used to drive their carts across the dry bed of the river. After hearing .of the respondent's complaint on November 29, 1964 the appellant realised double the amount of toll from the respondent. The appella::it was therea'fter
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