P&H: Bomb Blast In Train Is An “Accident” Under Railways Act: Affirms Railway Liability The Punjab & Haryana High Court has affirmed the Railways’ liability to compensate victims of a 1992 bomb blast in the 24-Down Janta Express, ruling that a blast/fire onboard a passenger train is an “accident” under Section 124 of the Railways Act, 1989. Justice Pankaj Jain dismissed two appeals filed by the Union of India and partly allowed cross-objections on the
P&H: Bomb Blast In Train Is An “Accident” Under Railways Act: Affirms Railway Liability
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18 May 2026
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Railways Act, 1989, S.124, Northern Railway Accident Manual, Items 103, 201, 202 — Railway accident — Bomb blast in moving passenger train — Liability — Once it has been held that fir or explosion in train falls within defination of 'accident', Union of India cannot escape its liability to pay compensation on account of death arising out of bomb blast in train/railway station. (Union of India Vs Sunil Kumar Ghosh, 1984(4) SCC 246 followed). (Para 10)
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