This appeal under Section 23 of the Railway Claim Tribunal Act, 1987 is directed against the order dated 20.07.2011 passed by the Member (Technical) Railway Claims Tribunal, Patna, Patna Bench, Patna in Case No. OA 00029 of 2002, whereby the claim case has been dismissed.

2. Facts of the matter briefly stated is that on 17.11.2001 the husband of the claimant, namely, Anup Chaurasiya was to board train no. 2312 Kalka-Howrah Mail from platform no. 3 at Sasaram railway station. It is stated that after purchasing a journey ticket, as the husband of the claimant was proceeding towards the station alongwith his cousin brother Ajit Kumar Chaurasiya, some identified persons tried to snatch his hand bag which contained the railway ticket and a sum of Rs. 40,000/-. Upon resistance being shown by the husband of the claimant, he received gun shot injuries which resulted in his death during the course of treatment. Since according to the wife of the claimant the occurrence took place within the railway precincts, hence she filed the claim case in question and which has been dismissed by the order impugned inter alia on grounds that the alleged occurrence took place beyond the railway