Indian Railways passengers alert! You may be jailed, fined up to Rs 2,000 for violating these rules

Indian Railways carry over 23 million passengers every day and runs over 12000 train daily. While there have been a set of rules laid by the public transporter, a majority of passengers are not aware of these rules. Without ticket travel and chain-pulling are two of the offences which are commonly known to almost all the passengers. However, there are many other things that may land an Indian Railways passenger in trouble if the rules are not followed with. Here is the type of fines and amount that a passenger may have to pay:

a) Travelling without proper pass/ticket (Sec. 138 Railway Act) Punishment: Ordinary single fare for the distance which he has travelled or from the station from which the train started and the excess charge i.e. Rs 250
b) Travelling Fraudulently (Sec. 137 Railway Act) Punishment: 6 months jail, fine Rs 1,000 or both.
c) Alarm Chain Pulling(Sec. 141 Railway Act) Punishment: 12 months jail, fine Rs 1,000 or both.
d) Travelling in Coach Reserved for Handicapped Passengers (Sec. 155 (a) Railway Act) Punishment: 3 months jail, fine Rs 500 or both.
e) Travelling o­n Roof Top (Sec. 156 Railway Act) Punishment: 3 months jail, fine Rs 500 or both.
f) Trespassing (Sec. 147 Railway Act) Punishment: 6 months jail, fine Rs 1,000 or both.

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g)  Nuisance and Littering (Sec. 145 (b) Railway Act) Punishment: 1st offence Rs 100 fine, 2nd & subsequent Rs 250, o­ne month imprisonment.
h)  Bill Pasting (Sec. 166 (b) Railway Act) Punishment: 6 months jail, fine Rs 500 or both.
i) Touting (Sec. 143 Railway Act) Punishment: 3 years jail, fine Rs 10,000 or both.
j) Unauthorised Hawking (Sec. 144 Railway Act) Punishment : One year jail, fine min. Rs 1,000, max. Rs 2,000 or both.