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.