Section 162: Entering carriage or other place reserved for females.

The Railways Act, 1989Central Act · Act 24 of 1989

If a male person knowing or having reason to believe that a carriage, compartment, berth or seat in a train or room or other place is reserved by a railway administration for the exclusive use of females, without lawful excuse,--

(a) enters such carriage, compartment, room or other place, or having entered such carriage, compartment, room or place, remains therein; or

(b) occupies any such berth or seat having been required by any railway servant to vacate it,

he shall, in addition to being liable to forfeiture of his pass or ticket, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and may also be removed by any railway servant.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Railways Act, 1989
Section	162
Marginal note	Entering carriage or other place reserved for females.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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