Penal Section OFFENCE Maximum punishment for first offence Maximum punishment for second offence
181 Driving without license 3 months Imprisonment or Rs.500/- or with both -
181 Driving the vehicle below prescribed age ( i.e. from 18 years for a motor vehicle; from 16 years for motor cycle up to 50 CC: from 20 years for a transport vehicle 3 months Imprisonment or Rs.500/- or with both -
182(1) Driving motor Vehicle by disqualified person to hold or obtain driving license 3 months Imprisonment or Rs.500/- or with both -
182(2) Disqualified person for holding of obtaining conductor license or acting as conductor One month or Rs.100/- fine or both -
180 Owner permitting others to drive the vehicle without driving license or in violation of age limit as mentioned above respectively 3 months or Rs.1000/- fine or both -
192 Driving non registered vehicle except emergency purpose Maximum Rs.5000/-
Minimum Rs.2000/- One year imprisonment or Rs.10000/-, but not less than Rs.5000/- fine or both
192-A Using of vehicle in violation of permit Maximum Rs.5000/- Minimum Rs.2000/- One year imprisonment but not less than 3 months or Rs.10000/-, but not less than Rs.5000/- fine or both
8 Driving at Excessive speed limits 183(1) Rs.400/-
193 Punishment for agents and canvassers with proper authority ( Goods booking agent or travel agents without license. Rs.1000/- fine 6 months imprisonment or Rs.2000/- fine or both
183(1) Driving contravention of speed limits (excessive speed minimum speed or fixed) Rs.400/- Rs.1000/-
183(2) Person causing to driving in contravention of speed limit Rs.300/- Rs.500/-
194(1) Driving Vehicle with exceeding permissible weight Minimum Rs.2000/- & additional sum Rs.1000/- per tonne of excess load together with the liability to pay charges for off loading of excess load -
194(2) Driving refusing to stop for weighment or removing goods before weithment Rs.3000/- -
177 Failure to obey Traffic Signs Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 No parking Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 Carry any person on the bonnet of motor vehicle Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 Traveling without pass or ticket Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 Obstruction of driver or allowing any person to be seated in such a position so as to hamper drivings Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 Allowing the vehicle to remain stationary in any public places Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 Triple Riding Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 Non wearing of helmet Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 Non production of license and RC book, permit, Insurance Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 Non production of license by a conductor Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
177 Failure to take certain precautions at unguarded Railway level crossing Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
187 Failure of the driver to stop the vehicle and to furnish name, address of the owner and the driver himself when requested by the police officer or when the vehicle involved in accident 3 months imprisonment or Rs.500/- fine or both 6 months imprisonment or Rs.1000/- fine or both
187 Owner, Driver or conductor not informing the particulars of license, name and address of Driver or conductor 3 months imprisonment or Rs.500/- fine or both 6 months imprisonment or Rs.1000/- fine or both
187 Driver not giving medical aid to the victim of an accident 3 months imprisonment or Rs.500/- fine or both 6 months imprisonment or Rs.1000/- fine or both
187 Driver not giving intimation about the road accident within 24 hours 3 months imprisonment or Rs.500/- fine or both 6 months imprisonment or Rs.1000/- fine or both
177 Not insuring the vehicle against 3d party Rs.100/- fine Rs.300/- fine
178(3) Refusal to ply Rs.50/- fine -
179(1) Disobedience of Directions and obstruction in the discharge any function under the MV Act Rs.500/- fine -
179(2) Refusal of information of giving false information One month imprisonment or Rs.500/- or with both -
182-A Failure to construct and maintenance of vehicle Rs.1000/- fine Rs.5000/- fine
184 Driving Dangerously 6 months imprisonment of Rs.1000/- fine For the 2nd offence committed within 3 years- 2years of imprisonment or Rs.2000/- fine or both
185 Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs 6 months imprisonment of Rs.2000/- fine For the 2nd offence committed within 3 years- 2years of imprisonment or Rs.3000/- fine or both
186 Driving when mentally of physically unfit Rs.200/- fine Rs.500/- fine
189) Taking part in Race or Trials of Speed without written consent of the state government One month imprisonment or Rs.500/- fine or both -
190(1) Using defective vehicle which can render danger to persons Rs.250/- fine, if caused injury or dame to the property 3 months imprisonment or Rs.1000/- fine or both -
190(2) Violation of standards prescribed in relation of road safety, control or noise and air pollution Rs.1000/- fine Rs.2000/- fine
190(3) Carriage of goods which are dangerous or hazardous nature to human life Rs.3000/- fine or one year imprisonment or both Rs.5000/- fine or 3 years imprisonment or both
191 Alteration of vehicle Rs.500/- -
196 Driving or allowing uninsured vehicle to be driven Rs.1000/- fine or 3 months imprisonment or both -
197 Taking and driving vehicle without consent of owner or lawful authority Rs.500/- fine or 3 months imprisonment or both -
198 Unauthorized interference with vehicle(tampering any part of the mechanism of vehicle) Rs.100/- fine -
201(1) Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic Rs.50/- fine per one hour
201(2) Towing Charges According to the rate fixed by the State Government. Now it is Rs. 250/- for all types of vehicles.
Traffic penalties are required if we want to keep roads safe...Even if innocent drivers can be affected, the target of these traffic penalties are speeding or impaired drivers.
ReplyDeleteAlso the number of careless driving Toronto cases increased lately so maybe such penalties will scare these drivers too. Moral penalties are not affecting any of us as it did in the past so only rough penalties will do this job.