https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175945 A radio receiving set was treated as a "telegraph" because it receives communications by electricity within the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. The expressions "maintain" and "work" were given a wide meaning and were held to cover keeping such a set in usable condition and operating it to receive communications. On that basis, possession and use of a radio set without a licence amounted to contravention of the statutory licensing regime and attracted liability under the Act. Using a radio receiving set without a licence was therefore an offence, and the conviction under that provision was justified. en-us Thu, 29 Mar 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:36:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175945 A radio receiving set was treated as a "telegraph" because it receives communications by electricity within the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. The expressions "maintain" and "work" were given a wide meaning and were held to cover keeping such a set in usable condition and operating it to receive communications. On that basis, possession and use of a radio set without a licence amounted to contravention of the statutory licensing regime and attracted liability under the Act. Using a radio receiving set without a licence was therefore an offence, and the conviction under that provision was justified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Mar 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175945