law: Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
  28. Misconduct
  If any telegraph officer, or any person not being a telegraph
  
  officer but having official duties connected with any office which is used as a
  
  telegraph office, is guilty of any act of drunkenness, carelessness or other
  
  misconduct whereby the correct transmission or the delivery of any message is
  
  impeded or delayed, or if any telegraph officer loiters or delays in the
  
  transmission or delivery of any message, he shall be punished with imprisonment
  
  for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to
  
  one hundred rupees, or with both.