PROSECUTION

Offence Penal Section Punishment Sl.No. Imprisonment / Fine Driving a vehicle without holding 181 3 months or Rs.500/- or 01 an effective driving licence both Driving a vehicle being under aged 181 -do 02 Owner or person in charge of a 180 3 months or Rs.1000/- or 03 vehicle permitting an unlicensed both person or an under aged person to drive a vehicle i)Disqualified person driving a 182(1) 3 months or Rs.500/04 vehicle in public place or ii) Seeking a licence without disclosing endorsements made Offences by Conductors Any person acting as conductor of 177 First offence Rs.100/05 a stage carriage without holding a Second or subsequent conductors licence offence, Rs.300/Disqualified conductor acting as 182(2) Upto one month or 06 conductor or applying for a Rs.100/- or both conductors licence without disclosing endorsement made Conductor in any public place, 177 As serial No.5 above 07 failing to produce his licence on demand by any officer of Transport Department Conductors failure to issue ticket 178(2) Rs.500/08 etc. Driving a vehicle at an excessive 183(1) First offence Rs.400/-, 09 speed Second or subsequent offence Rs.1000/Any person permitting his 183(2) First offence Rs.300/10 employee or a person subject to Second or subsequent his control to drive a vehicle at an offence Rs.500/excessive speed ( may be by fixing a time table) Driving or permitting to drive a 194(1) Minimum Rs.2000/- and 11 vehicle carrying excess load, or additional Rs.1000/- per non-compliance with directions to ton of excess load together have the vehicle weighted with charges for offloading the excess load. Driver refusing to stop and submit 194(2) Rs.3000/his vehicle to weighing or off loading the excess weight

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Any person driving or permitting to drive any vehicle with a lefthanded steering control unless equipped with a device of a prescribed nature Driving dangerously Abettor

177

First offence Rs.100/second or subsequent offence Rs.300/-

184 188

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Driving by a drunken person or by a person under influence of drugs; Abettor

185 188

15

Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive, Abettor Driving an uninsured vehicle Traffic Offences by Drivers Drivers failure to obey traffic signs Drivers failure to make prescribed signals on prescribed occasions Driver allowing any person to obstruct his control of the vehicle Driver of a two wheeler motor cycle carrying more than one person in addition to himself and only on a properly fixed seat behind the drivers seat Driver and pillion rider failing to wear protective head gear Drivers offences not stopping the vehicle Driver refusing to stop and submit his vehicle to weighing or off loading the excess weight Driver refusing to stop in certain causes and / or furnishing certain particulars

186 188 196

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First offence 6 months or Rs.1000/- or both Second or subsequent offence within 3 years of previous commission 2 years or Rs.2000/- or both First, offence 6 months or Rs.2000/- or both Second or subsequent offence committed within 3 years of previous commission 2 years of Rs.3000/- or both First offence Rs.200/Second or subsequent offence Rs.500/3 months or Rs.1000/- or both First offence Rs.100/-, Second or subsequent offence Rs.300/-do-do-do-

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177

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177 177 177

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177

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194(2)

Upto Rs.3000/-

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179(1)

Rs.500/-

Drivers failure to submit the vehicle for testing emission of smoke etc., Any person in charge of a vehicle 25 or a trailer abandoning or permitting to abandon, etc., in a public place Any person in charge of a vehicle 26 carrying or permitting to carry any person on the running board etc., Any person in charge of a vehicle 27 keeping or permitting to keep a vehicle stationary without the required precautions Traffic Offences by others Any person traveling on the 28 running board or on the top or on the bonnet of a motor vehicle Any person traveling without pass 29 or ticket in any stage carriage etc., Any person keeping a disabled 30 vehicle in any public place so as to cause impediment to the free flow of traffic Duty to Produce Documents Driver in a public place failing to 31 produce his licence to any police officer in uniform; on demand Conductor, in any public place, 32 failing to produce his licence on demand by any officer of the Motor Vehicles Depatment The owner (or driver or person of 33 in charge of) a motor vehicle, on demand by i)A registering authority, or ii)Any other officer of the Motor Vehicles Dept., failing to produce i)The certificate of insurance of the vehicle; ii) Certificate of fitness of transport vehicle; iii) Permit of transport vehicle(see exceptions in S, 130(4)) Any person driving a motor 34 24

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177

First offence Rs.100/Second or subsequent offence Rs.300/-do

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177

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177

177 201

First offence Rs.100/Second or subsequent offence Rs.300/-doRs.50/- per hour plus towing charges.

177

177

First offence Rs.100/Second or subsequent offence Rs.100/-do-

177

First offence Rs.100/Second or subsequent offence Rs.100/-

177

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vehicle in any public place, on demand by a police officer in uniform or officers of Motor Vehicles Department, Failing to produce a)the certificate of insurance; b)The certificate of registration; c) The driving licence, or d) certificate of fitness, and e) The permit of a transport vehicle Duty to give information When the driver or conductor of a 35 motor vehicle is accused of any offence under the M.V.Act, the owner of such vehicle failing, on demand by a Police officer authorized, to give information regarding the name and address of and the licence held by the driver or conductor Duty of the Driver in case of Accident When any person is injured or any 36 property of a third party is damaged in motor vehicle accident, the driver or person in charge, of the vehicle a)Not providing medical aid to the victim of the accident. b)Not giving certain informating regarding the accident etc., to or demand by a Police officer or at the nearest police station. c)not giving the necessary information to the insurer Offence Relating to Registration of Motor Vehicles Any person driving or owner 37 permitting to drive vehicle without effective registration or displaying false registration marks in any public or in any other place (Exceptions-Sec,39(2)

187

For the first offence 3 months imprisonment or Rs.500/- or both for subsequent offence 6 months or Rs.1000/- or both

187 187

First offence 3 months or Rs.500/- or both Subsequent offence 6 months or Rs.1000/-

187

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192(1)

First offence upto Rs.5000/- (not being less than Rs.2000/-) Second or subsequent offence one year; or upto Rs.10,000/- (not being less than Rs.5000/-) or both (Exceptions see Sec.192(2)

Offences Relating to permits Any person driving or permitting 38 to drive a vehicle without the necessary permit for the route or area in which or for the purpose for which it is being used.

192-A

First offence upto Rs.5000/- (not being less than Rs.2000/-), Second or subsequent offence upto one year, (not being less than 3 months), upto Rs.10,000/- (not being less than Rs.5000/-) (Exceptions S.192-A92))

Offences Relating to Insurance Any person (except as a 196 3 months or Rs.1000/39 passenger) using or permitting to use a vehicle in a public place unless it is covered by the required insurance against third party risk Offence Relating to Construction and Maintenance of vehicle Any manufacturer using sub182-A First offence Rs.1000/-, 40 standard article or process Second or subsequent offence Rs.5000/Any person driving or permitting 190(1) 3 months or Rs.1000/41 to drive in any public place a defective motor vehicle or trailer. If such defect results in an accident causing bodily injury or damage to property. Any person driving or permitting 190(2) First offence Rs.1000/-, 42 to drive in any public place any Second or subsequent, motor vehicle which violates the offence Rs.2000/standards prescribed in relation to road safety, control of noise and air pollution Any person driving or permitting 190(3) First offence one year or 43 to drive in any public place a Rs.3000/- or both, Second motor vehicle which violates the or subsequent offence 3 provisions of M.V.Act or Rules years or Rs.5000/- or both relating to dangerous or hazardous goods Any importer or dealer setting 191 Rs.500/44 delivering or offering to sell or deliver a motor vehicle or trailer in a condition or altered condition such that its use in a public place would contravene chapter VII of M.V.Act. Offences Relating to Road Safety

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Any transport vehicle not having fitness certificate

192(1) read with Sec.39

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Any motor vehicle not having pollution under control certificate Offences Relating to Maintenance of MVs Using vehicle in unsafe condition and causing accident

190(2) read with CMV Rule 116(6)

First offence upto Rs.5000/- but not less than Rs.2000/- Second or subsequent offence upto one year Rs.10,000/- (but not less than Rs.5000/-) or both First offence Rs.1000/Second or subsequent offences Rs.2000/-

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190(1) 190(1)

Rs.250/Upto 3 months or upto Rs.1000/- or both Rs.500/-

Miscellaneous Offence under Chapter XIII Any person traveling in a stage 49 carriage without ticket or pass, or not producing ticket or pass on requisition. Conductor of a stage carriage 50 willfully or negligently failing to accept fare or issue ticket or checking inspector willfully or negligently failing or refusing to check pass or ticket Permit holder of contract carriage 51 refusing to ply or to carry passengers a)In the case of two-wheelers of three-wheelers b)In the case of others Any person disobeying directions 52 given by any person or authority empowered, or obstructing any person or authority in the discharge of his functions under the M.V.Act. Any person with-holding the 53 required information or giving false information Racing and trials of speed 54 55 Any person engaging himself as an agent or canvasser in contravention of Sec.93 or Rules

178(1)

178(2)

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178(3) 178(3) 179(1)

Rs.50/Rs/200/Rs.500/-

179(2)

One month or Rs.500/- or both -doFirst offence Rs.1000/second or subsequent offence 6 months, or

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made there under Taking vehicles without authority Unauthorised interference

197 198

Rs.2000/- or both 3 months, or Rs.500/- or both Rs.100/-

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Offences punishable under sections 182-A, 185,187,190(1), 190(3),192-A,193 and 197 are not compoundable. Only prosecution is possible. In the case of offence u/s 19-A, apart from prosecution under that section, registration of the vehicle can be suspended u/s 53, if it has been or is being used for hire or reward without a valid permit for being used in the manner in which it is actually found to be used. In the case of Tractor-Trailer combinations used for hire or reward the compounding fee is 50% of the rates specified in col.7 above. Unless otherwise stated the compounding fees prescribed above are the minimum, Higher amounts can be levied without exceeding the maximum fine shown in col.5 above.