law: Railways Act, 1989
  143. Penalty for unauthorized carrying on of business of
  
  procuring and supplying of railway tickets. 
  (1) If any person, not being a railway servant or an agent
  
  authorized in this behalf,- 
  (a) carries on the business of procuring and
  
  supplying tickets for travel on a railway or for reserved accommodation for
  
  journey in a train; or
  (b) purchases or sells or attempts to purchase
  
  or sell tickets with a view to carrying on any such business either by himself
  
  or by any other person, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a terms
  
  which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to ten thousand
  
  rupees, or with both, and shall also forfeit the tickets which he so procures,
  
  supplies, purchases, sells or attempts to purchase or sell :
  Provided  that in the absence of special and adequate
  
  reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the court, such
  
  punishment shall not be less than imprisonment for a term of one month or a
  
  fine of five thousand rupees. 
  (2) Whoever abets any offence punishable under this section
  
  shall, whether or not such offence is committed, be punishable with the same
  
  punishment as is provided for the offence.