LawgistThe Railways Act
140Security for good behaviour in certain cases
(1) When a court convicting a person of an offence under section 137 or section 138 finds that he has been habitually committing or attempting to commit that offence and the court is of the opinion that it is necessary or desirable to require that person to execute a bond for good behaviour, such court may, at the time of passing the sentence on the person, order him to execute a bond with or without sureties, for such amount and for such period not exceeding three years as it deems fit.
(2) An order under sub-section (1) may also be made by an appellate court or by the High Court when exercising its powers of revision.
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PENALTIES AND OFFENCES
- 137 Fraudulently travelling or attempting to travel without proper pass or ticket
- 138 Levy of excess charge and fare for travelling without proper pass or ticket or beyond authorised distance
- 139 Power to remove persons
- 140 Security for good behaviour in certain cases
- 141 Needlessly interfering with means of communication in a train
- 142 Penalty for transfer of tickets
- 143 Penalty for unauthorised carrying on of business of procuring and supplying of railway tickets
- 144 Prohibition on hawking, etc., and begging
- 145 Drunkenness or nuisance
- 146 Obstructing railway servant in his duties
- 147 Trespass and refusal to desist from trespass
- 148 Penalty for making a false statement in an application for compensation
- 149 Making a false claim for compensation
- 150 Maliciously wrecking or attempting to wreck a train
- 151 Damage to or destruction of certain railway properties
- 152 Maliciously hurting or attempting to hurt persons travelling by railway
- 153 Endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by wilful act or omission
- 154 Endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by rash or negligent act or omission
- 155 Entering into a compartment reserved or resisting entry into a compartment not reserved
- 156 Travelling on roof, step or engine of a train
- 157 Altering or defacing pass or ticket
- 158 Penalty for contravention of any of the provisions of Chapter XIV
- 159 Disobedience of drivers or conductors of vehicles to directions of railway servant, etc
- 160 Opening or breaking a level crossing gate
- 161 Negligently crossing unmanned level crossing
- 162 Entering carriage or other place reserved for females
- 163 Giving false account of goods
- 164 Unlawfully bringing dangerous goods on a railway
- 165 Unlawfully bringing offensive goods on a railway
- 166 Defacing public notices
- 167 Smoking
- 168 Provision with respect to commission of offence by the children of acts endangering safety of person travelling on railway
- 169 Levy of penalty on non-Government railway
- 170 Recovery of penalty
- 171 Section 169 or 170 not to preclude Central Government from taking any other action
- 172 Penalty for intoxication
- 173 Abandoning train, etc., without authority
- 174 Obstructing running of train, etc
- 175 Endangering the safety of persons
- 176 Obstructing level crossing
- 177 False returns
- 178 Making a false report by a railway servant
- 179 Arrest for offences under certain sections
- 180 Arrest of persons likely to abscond, etc
- 180A Inquiry by officer authorised to ascertain commission of offence
- 180B Powers of officer authorised to inquire
- 180C Disposal of persons arrested
- 180D Inquiry how to be made against arrested person
- 180E Search, seizure and arrest how to be made
- 180F Cognizance by Court on a complaint made by officer authorised
- 180G Punishment for certain offences in relation to inquiry
- 181 Magistrate having jurisdiction under the Act
- 182 Place of trial
