LawgistThe Indian Telegraph Act
28Misconduct
If any telegraph officer, or any person not being a telegraph officer but having official duties connected with any office which is used as a telegraph office, is guilty of any act of drunkenness, carelessness or other misconduct whereby the correct transmission or the delivery of any message is impeded or delayed, or if any telegraph officer loiters or delays in the transmission or delivery of any message, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.
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PENALTIES
- 20 Establishing, maintaining or working unauthorised telegraph. 20A. Breach of condition of license
- 21 Using unauthorised telegraphs
- 22 Opposing establishment of telegraphs on railway land
- 23 Intrusion into signal-room, trespass in telegraph office or obstruction
- 24 Unlawfully attempting to learn contents of messages
- 25 Intentionally damaging or tampering with telegraphs
- 25A Injury to or interference with a telegraph line or post
- 26 Telegraph officer or other official making away with or altering, or unlawfully intercepting or disclosing, messages, or divulging purport of signals
- 27 Telegraph officer fraudulently sending messages without payment
- 28 Misconduct
- 29 [Repealed.]
- 29A Penalty
- 30 Retaining a message delivered by mistake
- 31 Bribery
- 32 Attempts to commit offences
