Railway Rules For Liquor: Crores of people travel by train every day in India. For which Indian Railways runs thousands of trains every day. Indian Railways has set some rules for traveling in railways. The rules which all people have to follow. These rules have also been made as to how you will behave while traveling in the train.
Many people have a question in their mind that what will happen if they drink alcohol while traveling in a train. So let us tell you that the railway rules for this are quite strict. You may be punished for doing this. Let us tell you what the punishment will be for this.
This much punishment for traveling under the influence of alcohol
According to the rules of Indian Railways, if someone is found drunk while traveling in a train. Or he is traveling under the influence of alcohol. And in such a situation, he misbehaves or does something in the train. Then action can be taken against that person under Section 145 of the Railway Act 1989. In such a situation, the passenger’s ticket may be confiscated. Along with this, a fine of Rs 500 can also be imposed on him. So, a jail sentence of 6 months can also be given. Or there could be all three punishments.
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There will be punishment even for smoking cigarettes
Whenever you travel by train. So you must have seen it written in almost every coach there, ‘Smoking is prohibited’ i.e. smoking is prohibited. Railways is public property and many people travel in it. In such a situation, it is the responsibility of the Railways to ensure that no one passenger causes any trouble to other passengers. Therefore, Railways has made many rules for traveling by train. Like, punishment is given for traveling after drinking alcohol.
Similarly, there is a provision for punishment for smoking cigarettes also. Under Section 167 of the Indian Railway Act 1989, if a passenger smokes a cigarette in the train, he can be fined Rs 100. Apart from this, if any employee on duty in the train is in an intoxicated state. So he can be fined Rs 500 and sentenced to 1 year imprisonment.
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