The Railways Act

Fraudulently travelling or attempting to travel without proper pass or ticket

Levy of excess charge and fare for travelling without proper pass or ticket or beyond authorised  distance

Power to remove persons

Security for good behaviour in certain cases

Needlessly interfering with means of communication in a train

Penalty for transfer of tickets

Penalty for unauthorised carrying on of business of procuring and supplying of railway tickets

Prohibition on hawking, etc., and begging

Drunkenness or nuisance

Obstructing railway servant in his duties

Trespass and refusal to desist from trespass

Penalty for making a false statement in an application for compensation

Making a false claim for compensation

Maliciously wrecking or attempting to wreck a train

Damage to or destruction of certain railway properties

Maliciously hurting or attempting to hurt persons travelling by railway

Endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by wilful act or omission

Endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by rash or negligent act or omission

Entering into a compartment reserved or resisting entry into a compartment not reserved

Travelling on roof, step or engine of a train

Altering or defacing pass or ticket

Penalty for contravention of any of the provisions of Chapter XIV

Disobedience of drivers or conductors of vehicles to directions of railway servant, etc

Opening or breaking a level crossing gate

Negligently crossing unmanned level crossing

Entering carriage or other place reserved for females

Giving false account of goods

Unlawfully bringing dangerous goods on a railway

Unlawfully bringing offensive goods on a railway

Defacing public notices

Smoking

Provision with respect to commission of offence by the children of acts endangering safety of  person travelling on railway

Levy of penalty on non-Government railway

Recovery of penalty

Section 169 or 170 not to preclude Central Government from taking any other action

Penalty for intoxication

Abandoning train, etc., without authority

Obstructing running of train, etc

Endangering the safety of persons

Obstructing level crossing

False returns

Making a false report by a railway servant

Arrest for offences under certain sections

Arrest of persons likely to abscond, etc

Inquiry by officer authorised to ascertain commission of offence

Powers of officer authorised to inquire

Disposal of persons arrested

Inquiry how to be made against arrested person

Search, seizure and arrest how to be made

Cognizance by Court on a complaint made by officer authorised

Punishment for certain offences in relation to inquiry

Magistrate having jurisdiction under the Act

Place of trial


PENALTIES AND OFFENCES


If any railway servant who is required by a
railway administration to inquire into a claim for loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery
of any consignment makes a report which is false or which he knows or believes to be false or does not
believe to be true, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or
with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

LAWGIST

# 178 Making a false report by a railway servant