( 1. ) THIS order shall also govern the disposal of Criminal Appeal No. 345 of 1986, M. P. S. R. T. C. v. Arun and Anr. ; Misc. Cri. Case No. 292 of 1988, M. P. S. R. T. C. v. Arun and Anr. ; Criminal Appeal No. 346 of 1988, M. P. S. R. T. C. v. Girirajkishore and Anr. and Misc. Cri. Case No. 534 of 1988, M. P. S. R. T. C. v. Girirajkishore and Anr. . As only one common question of law is involved in all these appeals, all these cases are being decided by a single order.

( 2. ) THIS is an appeal against acquittal. Accused-respondent No. 1 has been acquitted of charge Under Section 3/7 of the M. P. Rajya Parivahan Sewa Bina-Ticket Yatra Ki Rok Adhiniyam, 1974 (for short, the Adhiniyan), by the 5th Addl. Sessions Judge, Indore, vide judgment/order dated 25-11-1987, passed in Criminal Appeal No. 127 of 1987. Misc. Cri. Case No. 407 of 1988 has also been filed by the appellant-Corporation for grant of leave to appeal against the aforesaid judgment/order.

( 3. ) ACCUSED-RESPONDENT No. 1 pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted by the trial Court. On appeal the appellate Court, following a decision of the Supreme Court in Suk Das v. Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh, AIR