Railways Act, 1989
← Railways Act, 1989
XV — PENALTIES AND OFFENCES · Section 159

Disobedience of drivers or conductors of vehicles to directions of railway servant, etc

Not yet verified with the latest version of the bare act.
Text as per India Code

(1) If any driver or conductor of any vehicle, while on the premises of a railway, halts or parks such vehicle other than at a designated place or drives against one way traffic or dangerously or in a manner which may obstruct free flow of traffic or disobeys the reasonable directions of any railway servant or police officer, he shall be liable to penalty of five hundred rupees.

(2) If any driver or conductor found to be liable to penalty under sub-section (1) and refuses to pay the penalty, shall be produced before the competent court having jurisdiction, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both:

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 imprisonment for fifteen days or a fine of five hundred rupees.]

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