Indian railway act.
Mohd Salman
(Querist) 06 April 2015
This query is : Resolved
Section 143 in The Railways Act, 1989
Penalty for unauthorised carrying on of business of procuring and supplying of railway tickets.—
(1) If any person, not being a railway servant or an agent authorised in this behalf,—
(a) carries on the business of procuring and supplying tickets for travel on a railway or from 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 term 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 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.
What is the meaning of Procuring in this act ?
alexander
(Expert) 06 April 2015
you co;d see Merriam Webster Dictionary or any other dictionary / legal or otherwise if the word is not defined in the Act itself or in Materia Pari
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate 
(Expert) 06 April 2015
repeated
http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/Indian-railway-act--531586.asp
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 06 April 2015
repeated
http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/Indian-railway-act--531596.asp
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 09 April 2015
As suggested by an expert above, you may refer to a good English dictionary for the meaning of the word you have asked here.
