Section 3 Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966

 Section 3 Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966: 

Penalty for unlawful possession of railway property.—Whoever is found, or is proved to have been, in possession of any railway property reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawful obtained shall, unless he proves that the railway property came into his possession lawfully, be punishable—

(a) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both and in the absence of special and adequate reasons to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than one year and such fine shall not be less than one thousand rupees;

(b) for the second or a subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine and in the absence of special and adequate reasons to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than two years and such fine shall not be less than two thousand rupees.

Supreme Court of India Important Judgments And Leading Case Law Related to Section 3 Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966: 

State Of Maharashtra vs Vishwanath Tukuram Umale & Ors on 2 August, 1979

State Of U. P. vs Bans Raj Singh on 17 January, 1974

State (Through Inspector Rpf) vs Ravi Kant on 10 November, 2009

Jai Narain Tiwari vs U.O.I. Thru. G.M. North Eastern ... on 30 September, 2019

State vs . Ravi Kumar on 2 December, 2021

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