MR Act 75Chapter XI · Offences and Penalties
Section 75 · Penalty for unauthorised sale of tickets
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If any person not being a metro railway official, or an
agent authorised in this behalf under sub-section (2) of section 23 sells or attempts to sell any ticket in
order to enable any other person to travel therewith, he shall be punishable for a term which may extend
to three months, or fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both, and shall also forfeit the
ticket which he sells or attempts to sell.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 3 months
- Fine
- ₹500
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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