Offences & Penalties
The following penalties and fines shall be
collected in line with the provisions of the Metro Railways (Operations &
Maintenance) Act, 2002;
|
Section of Metro Act |
Offences |
Penalties |
|
59 |
Drunkenness or nuisance on metro railway |
Rs. 500 fine and Forfeiture of fare paid/removal from carriage |
|
60 |
Taking or causing to take offensive material upon metro railway |
Rs.500 fine in addition to damages |
|
61 |
Taking or causing to take dangerous material upon metro railway |
Rs. 5000 fine and Imprisonment upto 4 years |
|
62 |
Demonstrations upon metro railways Pasting or put-up
any poster or write or draw anything on compartment or metro premises |
Exclusion from
premises and Rs.1000 fine or Imprisonment upto 6 months or both |
|
63 |
Travelling on the
roof etc. |
Rs.50 fine or
Imprisonment upto 1 month or both |
|
64 |
Unlawful entry or
remaining upon metro railway Walking on metro
track |
Rs. 250 fine or
Imprisonment upto 3 months or both Rs. 500 fine or
Imprisonment upto 6 months or both |
|
67 |
Obstructing
running of train, etc. |
Rs. 5000 fine or
Imprisonment upto 4 years or both |
|
68 |
Obstructing metro
railway official in duty |
Rs.1000 fine or
Imprisonment upto 1 year or both |
|
69 |
Travelling
without proper pass or ticket or beyond authorised distance |
Rs.50 fine and
Amount of fare |
|
70 |
Interfering with
means of communication in train |
Rs.1000 fine or
Imprisonment upto 1 year or both |
|
71 |
Altering or
defacing or counterfeiting pass or ticket |
Imprisonment upto
6 months |
|
72 |
Defacing public
notices |
Rs.250 fine and
Imprisonment upto 2 months |
|
73 |
Unauthorised sale
of article upon metro railways |
Rs.500 fine and
in default of payment of fine imprisonment upto 6 months |
|
74 |
Maliciously
wreaking a train or causing sabotage |
Imprisonment for
life or rigorous imprisonment upto 10 years or punishable with death as the
case may be |
|
75 |
Unauthorised sale
of tickets |
Rs.500 fine or
Imprisonment upto 3 months or both and Forfeiture of such tickets |
|
76 |
Maliciously
hurting or attempting to hurt person travelling by metro railways |
Imprisonment for
life or imprisonment upto 10 years as the case may be |
|
77 |
Endangering
safety of persons travelling by metro railway by rash or negligent act or
omission |
Imprisonment upto
1 year or fine or both |
|
78 |
Damage to or
destruction of certain metro railway properties |
Imprisonment upto
10 years |
|
79 |
Endangering the
safety of persons travelling by metro railway by wilful act or omission |
Imprisonment upto
7 years |
|
80 |
Making false
claim for compensation |
Imprisonment upto
3 years or fine or both |
On failure of payment of fine by offender,
necessary action may be taken in accordance with law including but not limited
to handing over the offender to the police for appropriate action before
Metropolitan Magistrate.