Penalty for dereliction of duty.

(1) If an employee of the Sikkim Transport whose duty is- (i) to supply a ticket to a person travelling in a transport vehicle on payment of fare by such person, either wilfully or negligently,-- (a) omits or refuses to accept the fare when tendered; or (b) omits or refuses to supply a ticket; or (c) supplies an invalid ticket; or (d) supplies a ticket of lesser value; or (e) supplies a tickets for shorter distance. (2) to check any ticket, either wilfully or negligently omits or refuses to do so, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees or with both. Explanation.- The words "ticket and fare" in this section mean and include luggage, tickets, consignment note, fare or luggage charges respectively.