Lawgist10Drunkenness or nuisance upon the metro railway
(1) If any person,--
(a) is in a state of intoxication; or
(b) commits any nuisance or act of indecency, or uses obscene or abusive language; or
(c) wilfully or without excuse interferes in any way with the comfort of any passenger,
in any carriage or upon any part of the metro railway, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees and shall also be liable to forfeiture of the fare which he may have paid or any pass or ticket which he may have obtained or purchased, or be removed from such carriage or part by any metro railway official authorised by the metro railway administration in this behalf.
(2) If any metro railway official is in a state of intoxication while on duty, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees, or, where the improper performance of the duty would be likely to endanger the safety of any passenger travelling or being upon the metro railway, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
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- 5 Carriage of goods
- 6 Reservation of compartments for females not necessary
- 7 Dangerous or offensive goods
- 8 Penalty for taking or causing to take offensive or dangerous goods upon the metro railway
- 9 Smoking in compartments, etc
- 10 Drunkenness or nuisance upon the metro railway
- 11 Prohibition of demonstrations upon the metro railway
- 12 Penalty for travelling on roof, etc., of a train
- 13 Penalty for unlawfully entering or remaining upon the metro railway or walking on the metro railway line
- 14 Endangering the safety of passengers
- 15 Abandoning train, etc., without authority
- 16 Obstructing running of trains, etc
- 17 Offences by companies
