Railways Act, 1989
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XV — PENALTIES AND OFFENCES · Section 155

Entering into a compartment reserved or resisting entry into a compartment not reserved

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(1) If any passenger—

(a) having entered a compartment wherein no berth or seat has been reserved by a railway administration for his use, or

(b) having unauthorisedly occupied a berth or seat reserved by a railway administration for the use of another passenger, refuses to leave it when required to do so by any railway servant authorised in this behalf, such railway servant may remove him or cause him to be removed, with the aid of any other person, from the compartment, berth or seat, as the case may be, and 1[he shall be liable to penalty of two thousand rupees].

(2) If any passenger resists the lawful entry of another passenger into a compartment not reserved for the use of the passenger resisting, he shall be 2[liable to penalty of one thousand rupees].

[(3) If any passenger who is found liable for a contravention of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) refuses to pay the penalty, the violator shall be produced before the competent court wherein, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees:

Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the court, such punishment shall not be less than a fine of two thousand rupees.]

Judgments on Section 155