Judgment

VAIDIALINGAM, J. : This appeal, by special leave, is directed against the judgment and order dated 14/17 June, 1968 of the Calcutta High Court in Criminal Revision No. 475 of 1967 reversing the orders passed by the Court of the Chief Presidency Magistrate, Calcutta, discharging the accused-appellants.

2.The circumstances leading up to the order of the High Court may be indicated. The second respondent filed a complaint on January 3, 1967 before the Court of the Chief Presidency Magistrate, Calcutta in respect of the incident which took place on the second day (January 1, 1967) of the Second Cricket Test Match between India and West Indies at the Eden Gardens. The Test Match was to be played under the control, management and supervision of the Cricket Association of Bengal, which had sold tickets of various denominations for the game. There were tickets sold for all the days of the Match and there were arrangements made for the sale of daily tickets. The game started as scheduled on December 31, 1966. The play was interrupted by a number of spectators scaling over the fencing erected around the play-ground and entering the cricket field. However, nothing untoward happened on