Ticket checker booked for urinating near passenger’s berth granted pre-arrest bail by Bombay HC

Observing that a “custodian of Railways is expected not to act in an obnoxious manner,” the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted pre-arrest bail to a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) booked for urinating near a passenger’s berth at night. The pre-arrest bail was granted on the condition that he deposits Rs 25,000 to Railways and the amount be used for erecting a water cooler at Karjat railway station in Thane district.

A single-judge bench of Justice Bharati H Dangre was hearing a plea by the TTE, Munesh Chand Meena, who was suspended after the incident. Through advocate A A Khan, Meena told the bench that he repented his actions and on his own, had decided to contribute Rs 25,000 to Railways, to be used for a water cooler facility at the Karjat railway station.