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Offences and Penalties  (As per Operations & Maintenance Act 2002)

Section Offences Penalties
59 Drunkenness or Nuisance on the Metro railway  Rs. 500/- fine and Forfeiture of fare paid / removal from carriage
60 Taking or causing to take offensive material on the Metro railway  Rs. 500/- fine in addition to damages
61 Taking or causing to take dangerous material on the Metro railway  Rs. 5000/- fine and imprisonment up to 4 years
62 Prohibition of demonstrations upon metro railway  Exclusion from the Metro premises and Rs. 1000/- fine or imprisonment up to 6 months or both
63 Travelling on roof of the Metro, etc.  Rs. 5000/- fine.
64 Unlawfully entering or remaining upon metro railway  Imprisonment up to 3 months or Fine up to Rs. 250/- or with both
64 Walking on metro track without lawful authority  Imprisonment up to 6 months or Fine up to Rs. 500/- or with both
67 Obstructing running of train, etc.  Rs. 5000/- fine or imprisonment up to 4 years or both
68 Obstructing Metro railway official in discharging his/her duties  Rs. 1000/- fine or imprisonment up to 1 year or both
69 Travelling without a proper pass or ticket or beyond authorised distance  Rs. 50/- fine and amount of fare
70 Needlessly interfering with means of communication in a train.  Up to Rs. 10,000/- fine
71 Altering or defacing or counterfeiting pass or ticket  Imprisonment up to 6 months
72 Defacing public notices  Rs. 250/- fine and imprisonment up to 2 months
73 Unauthorised sale of articles on the Metro railway  Rs. 500/- fine and in default of payment of fine, imprisonment up to 6 months
74 Maliciously wrecking a train or causing sabotage  Imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment up to 10 years or punishable with death, as the case may be
75 Unauthorised sale of tickets  Rs. 500/- fine or imprisonment up to 3 months or both and forfeiture of such tickets
76 Maliciously hurting or attempting to hurt other persons travelling by Metro railway  Imprisonment for life or imprisonment up to 10 years, as the case may be
77 Endangering safety of persons travelling by Metro railway by rash or negligent act or omission  Imprisonment up to 1 year or fine or both
78 Damage to or destruction of certain Metro railway properties  Imprisonment up to 10 years
79 Endangering safety of persons travelling by Metro railway by wilful act or omission  Imprisonment up to 7 years