Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 05 (May)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court
Judge:

Gross LJ and Supperstone J (judgment delivered extempore)

Judgment Dates: 1 May 2012

Catchwords

Railway - Offence - Failing to hand over ticket for inspection when asked by authorised person - Appellant being convicted of failing to hand over ticket when asked - Appellant never being asked for ticket and handing ticket over voluntarily - Ticket being found to be invalid - Appellant being prosecuted - Appeal by case stated - Whether magistrates wrong in law to convict appellant where appellant not failing to handover ticket - Bye Law 18(2) of Railway Bye Laws.

The Case

Railway Offence. The Divisional Court quashed the appellants appeal under Byelaw 18(2) of the Railway Bye laws in circumstances where the appellant had handed his ticket to an authorised person and had not been asked for his ticket.

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