Indian Railways Passengers Rules: Everyone likes to travel in trains for long distance travel. You can complete your journey either sitting or lying down. But do you know that 4 rules related to railway should never be violated, otherwise it will not take long to go to jail with heavy fine.
Interesting Facts of Indian Railways: You must have traveled in the train many times, so you must be well aware of its many rules. But do you know about 5 such rules of Railways, for violating which you may not only have to face heavy fine but may also have to go to jail. Today we are going to tell you about 4 such rules, knowing about which you will also be surprised.
Traveling on the roof of a train
According to the Indian Railways Rules, if a person is caught traveling on the roof of a train, he may have to face imprisonment of 3 months or a fine of Rs 500 under Section 156 of the Railway Act.
Railway ticket brokering
According to the Indian Railways Rules, no person can do ticket brokerage. If a person is caught doing this, then under Section-143 of the Railway Act, he can be fined Rs 10,000 or jailed for 3 years.
Selling goods on railway premises
No goods can be sold or hawked without prior permission in any railway premises of the country (Indian Railways Rules). If caught in this crime, the accused can be fined up to 2 thousand rupees and imprisoned for 1 year under section 144 of the Railway Act.
Travel in upper class compartment
If you are found traveling in a higher class compartment than the ticket you have, then you can be punished under Section-138 of the Railway Act (Indian Railways Rules). For this, the fare up to your maximum distance and a fine of Rs 250 can be taken. You can also be taken into custody for not paying this fine.
