 bid no 138 of 1985 the indian railways (amendment) -bill, 1985  a billfurther to amend the indian railways act, 1890 b it enacted by parliament in the thirty-sixth year of the republic ef lalua as follows:-i this act may be called the indian railways (amendment) act, sherr 191g title z in section 100b of the indian railways act, 1890,-5 (i) for the words "five hundred rupees", the words thousand rupees" shall be substituted; "two amend_ mentot section 110b ot act 9 (ii) the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, ly:-name- ot 1890 10 15 - 40: "provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment ot the court, where a railway servant or any other person without authority in this behalf, causes to be obstructed any train by tampering with, disconnecting or otherwise interfering in any other manner with its hose-pi~, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months and with fine wh!ch shall not be less than five hundred rupees" - section ~lof the indian railways act, 1890, which provides for punishment for persons obstructing or causing to be obstructed or attempting to obstruct running of trains, etc, h,s not been adequate to deal with the problem of obstructions to trains, particulady by dis--connection of hose-pipes it is, therefore, proposed to enhance the maximrun amount of fine which may be imposed under the ~ection from five hundred rupees to two thousand rupees it is also propose·:! to provide for a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months and fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees in ca~es of obstruction of the running of trains by disconnecting hose-pipes 2 the bill seeks to achieve the above objects bansi lal new delhi; the 19th july, 1985 - - -  'extract from the indian railways act, 1890obstruct·~ runmo,ot train, etc (9 of 1890) - - - - - l00b if a railway servant, when on duty or otherwise, or any other person obstructs or causes to be obstructed or attempts to obstruet any train, rail-car or other rolling-stock upon a railway, by squatting, ptcjtet- ing, keeping without authority any rolling-stock on the railway or tampering with signal gear or otherwise, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both - - - - -  a billfurther to amend the indian raih"gtli act, 1890 minister of railways) 