Section 150: Prohibition of possession or destruction of public physical infrastructure in unauthorized manner

1) No person shall, except in accordance with law, possess, in an unauthorised manner, any public physical infrastructure or prevent anyone from using such infrastructure, or cause any harm or loss to such infrastructure, in any way.

Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, the term “public physical infrastructure” means the following infrastructure to be publicly used:

(a) A road, way, bridge, tunnel, airport,

(b) A water reservoir, canal, spring of drinking water, and pond, powerhouse, electricity transmission centre or line thereof,

(c) A ropeway, cable car, telecommunication equipment, radio station, television broadcasting centre and tower thereof,

(d) A rail and railway;

(e) A public bus station, public park, or

(f) Similar other structure.

2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.