  ~~- ,dfc 116& am no 107 of i96& the indian railways (second amendment) bill, 1968 a billfurther to amend the indian railways act, 1890 be it enacted by parliament in the nineteenth year of the republic of india as follows:-i, this act may be called the indian railways (second amend-short ment) act, !mil title, 9 of 1890 s z in the indian railways act, 1890 (hereinafter referred to as amendthe principal act), in section 112,-ment of section (4) in bub-section (1), for the words "which may extend 112 to one hundred rupees", the words "which shall not be less than ten rupees but which ray extend to five hundred rupees" shall be substituted; - (b) in sub-section (la), for the words "fifty naye paise", the words "ten rupees" shall be substituted  amend-3 in section 113 of the principal act, in sub-section (3), for the 5 ment of words "fifty naye paise" and "fifteen naye paise", the words "ten section rupees" and "ftve rupees" shall respectively be substituted 113  statement of objects and reasonsthe probl~m of passengers travelling without tickets or with improper tickets on the railways has become more aggravated in recent years a recent review of the incidence of ticketless and other types of irregular travel on the railways has ,revealed that, despite all possible e1forts made during the last ten years to curb the 'evil, the position has deteriorated the loss' on this account to government is estimated to be between rupees ten crores and rupees fifteen crores per annum 2 sections 112 and 113 of the indian railways act, 1890, contain provisions for punishment, and levy of excess charges, for travelling without tickets or passes or with insuftlctent tickets or passes hperience has shown that these provisions are not sufficient deterrents it is therefore proposed to make the penafties by way of  line more stringent and to increase the minimum limits of excess charges the bill seeks to give diet to this propaul nzw dilbi; c m poqnacha the 20th november, 1968  (9 of 1890) - - - - - chapter ix                penalties and offences -              -                           -                                         -                                                                 (0) enters or remains in any carriage on a railway in con-traventionof section 68, or fraudu-             112 (1) if a person, with intent· to defraud a' railway adminis-lently           tration,-travelling or euempt-ing to travel without }:roj)@r pau (jf ticket          (b) uaes or attempts to· use a single pass or 'single ticket     which has already been used on a previous journey or, in the     case of a return ticket, a half thereof which has already been     so used, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may ex-tend to three months or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees and shall also be liable to pay the excess charge hereinafter in this section mentioned in addition to the ordinary single fare for the distance which he has travelled, or where there is any doubt as to the station from which he started, the ordinary single fare from the station from which the train originally started, or if the tjckets of passengers travelling in the train have been examined since the original starting of the train, the ordinary single fare from the place where the tickets were examined or, in case of their having been examined more than once, were last examined    (1a) the excess charge referred to in sub-section (1), shall be a sum equivalent to the ordinary single fare referred to in that sub-section or fifty naye paise, whichever is greater       -                     -                                    -                                                  -                                                                 - 113 (1) -                       -                                    -                                                -                                                             -     (3) the excess charge referred to in sub-section (1) and sub-section (" shall be a sum equivalent to the amount otherwise pay-4 travelling without pas! or ticket or with in-:lu1ricient pa!!11 or able under those sub-sections or fifty naye paise whichever is ereater: ticket or ,beyond authorized distance provided that where the passenger has immediately after incurring the charge and before being detected by a railway servant notified to the railway servant on duty with the train the fact of the charge having been incurred, the excess charge shall be one-sixth of the excess charge otherwise payable calculated to the nearest multiple of five naye paise, or fifteen naye paise whichever ill greater: provided furthel' that if the passenger has with him a certificate gran!ed under sub-section (2) of section 68, no excess ,charge shall i)e payable a bill further to amend the indian railways act 1890 (shri c m poonacha, minisur iii &:dlrdlly$) 