If a conductor or any other person authorised by the corporation, whose duty is to charge fare and, upon payment of fare, to supply a ticket is to a person who travels or intends to travel in a motor vehicle negligently or willfully omits to charge fare or supply proper ticket to such person or supplies to him an invalid ticket when demanded by such person he shall be liable to be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees or with both, in addition to any disciplinary action for such misconduct, which he is liable to undergo under the conditions of his service.
Explanation (1) for the purpose of this section the expression 'invalid ticket' means such ticket.
(a) As was issued to any other person for a distance already covered by such person.
(b) as bears a date already expired.
(c) as pertains to a route which is not for the time being covered by the motor vehicle.
(d) as covers a distance which is shorter than the distance for which the fare has been charged.
(e) as covers a distance which is shorter that the distance actually travelled or to be travelled by the person to whom the ticket is supplied.
(f) as does not confirm to the schedule for which it was issued; and
(g) as is forged or fictitious.
Explanation (2) - If any person is found travelling in a motor vehicle without having a proper pass or ticket, it shall be presumed for the purpose of this section, that the conductor has negligently or willfully omitted to charge fare or supply a ticket.
9. Power to remove persons from motor vehicles. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, any person, who travels or attempts to travel in a motor vehicle without having proper pass or ticket with him or beyond the place authorised by his ticket or who being in a motor vehicle fails or refuses to present for examination his ticket immediately in requisition being made therefore under section 5 may also be removed from the motor vehicle by any servant of the corporation authorised in this behalf or by any other person whom such servant may call to his aid unless he then and there pays the fare;
Provided that no person shall be so removed from the motor vehicle between the hours 6 pm to 6 am except either at the place at which he first entered the vehicle or at the place which is a stand appointed by the corporation for the stoppage of the motor vehicle for taking or leaving passengers during the course of their journey.