5. Carriage of goods.—(1) No person shall, while travelling in the metro railway, carry with him any
goods other than a small baggage containing personal belongings not exceeding such volume and weight
as may be prescribed.
(2) Where any person travels in the metro railway in contravention of the provisions of sub-section
(1), he shall, notwithstanding that he holds a valid pass or ticket for any travel in such railway, be liable to
be removed from the train by any metro railway official authorised by the metro railway administration in
this behalf or by any other person whom such metro railway official may call to his aid.
6. Reservation of compartments for females not necessary.—It shall not be necessary for the
metro railway administration to reserve any compartment in any train for the exclusive use of females.
7. Dangerous or offensive goods.—(1) No person shall take or cause to be taken any dangerous or
offensive goods upon the metro railway.
(2) If any metro railway official has reason to believe that any such goods are contained in a package
in the custody of any passenger, he may cause the package to be opened for the purpose of ascertaining its
contents.
8. Penalty for taking or causing to take offensive or dangerous goods upon the metro railway.—
(1) If, in contravention of sub-section (1) of section 7, a person takes or causes to be taken any offensive
goods upon the metro railway, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
(2) If, in contravention of sub-section (1) of section 7, a person takes or causes to be taken any
dangerous goods upon the metro railway, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to four years and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
(3) In addition to the penalties specified in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), a person taking or
causing to be taken any offensive goods or dangerous goods upon the metro railway shall be responsible
also for any loss, injury or damage which may be caused by reason of such goods having been so brought
upon the metro railway.
9. Smoking in compartments, etc.—(1) No person shall smoke in any compartment or carriage of
the metro railway or in any underground metro railway station.
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with fine which may
extend to two hundred and fifty rupees.
(3) If any person persists in so smoking after being warned by any metro railway official to desist, he
may, in addition to incurring the liability mentioned in sub-section (2), be removed from the compartment
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or carriage in which he is travelling or from the underground station at which he may be found smoking
by any metro railway official authorised by the metro railway administration in this behalf.
10. Drunkenness or nuisance upon the metro railway.—(1) If any person,—
(a) is in a state of intoxication; or
(b) commits any nuisance or act of indecency, or uses obscene or abusive language; or
(c) wilfully or without excuse interferes in any way with the comfort of any passenger,
in any carriage or upon any part of the metro railway, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend
to two hundred and fifty rupees and shall also be liable to forfeiture of the fare which he may have paid or
any pass or ticket which he may have obtained or purchased, or be removed from such carriage or part by
any metro railway official authorised by the metro railway administration in this behalf.
(2) If any metro railway official is in a state of intoxication while on duty, he shall be punishable with
fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees, or, where the improper performance of the duty
would be likely to endanger the safety of any passenger travelling or being upon the metro railway, with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to five hundred
rupees, or with both.
11. Prohibition of demonstrations upon the metro railway—(1) No demonstration of any kind
whatsoever shall be held on any part of the metro railway or other premises thereof and it shall be open to
the metro railway administration to exclude from such premises any person attending such
demonstrations whether or not he is in possession of a pass or ticket entitling him to be in the said
premises.
(2) No person shall paste or put up any poster or write or draw anything or matter in any compartment
or carriage of the metro railway, or any premises thereof, without any lawful authority and any person
found engaged in doing any such act may be removed from the compartment, carriage or premises by any
metro railway official authorised by the metro railway administration in this behalf.
(3) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), or being asked
by any metro railway official to leave any compartment, carriage or premises refuses to do so, shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may
extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
12. Penalty for travelling on roof, etc., of a train.—If any passenger travels on the roof of a train or
persists in travelling in any part of a train not intended for the use of passengers or projects any part of his
body out of a train after being warned by any metro railway official to desist, he shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees,
or with both, and shall also be liable to be removed from the train by any metro railway official
authorised by the metro railway administration in this behalf.
13. Penalty for unlawfully entering or remaining upon the metro railway or walking on the
metro railway line.—(1) If a person enters into or upon the metro railway without any lawful authority
or having entered with lawful authority remains there unlawfully and refuses to leave on being requested
to do so by any metro railway official, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees, or with both.
(2) If any person walks on the metro railway line without any lawful authority, he shall be punishable
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five
hundred rupees, or with both.
14. Endangering the safety of passengers.—If any metro railway official, when on duty, endangers
the safety of any passenger,—
(a) by any rash or negligent act or omission; or
(b) by disobeying any rule or order which such official was bound by the terms of his
employment to obey, and of which he had notice,
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he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine which
may extend to six thousand rupees, or with both.
15. Abandoning train, etc., without authority.—If any metro railway official, when on duty, is
entrusted with any responsibility connected with the running of a train, or any other rolling stock from
one station or place to another station or place, and he abandons his duty before reaching such station or
place, without authority or without properly handing over such train or rolling stock to another authorised
metro railway official, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to four
years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
16. Obstructing running of trains, etc.—If any person obstructs or causes to be obstructed or
attempts to obstruct any train or other rolling stock upon the metro railway by squatting, picketing, or
keeping without authority any rolling stock on the metro railway or tampering with any signalling
installations or by interfering with the working mechanism thereof, or otherwise, he shall be liable to be
removed by any metro railway official authorised by the metro railway administration in this behalf and
shall also be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to four years, or with fine which
may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
17. Offences by companies.—(1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a
company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was
responsible to, the company, for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company,
shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished
accordingly:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any
punishment, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised
all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this Act has been
committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or
connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other
officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of
that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
(a) “company” means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals;
and
(b) “director”, in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.