PROSECUTION Offence Penal Section Punishment – Sl.No ...

1 PROSECUTION Offence Penal Section Punishment Imprisonment / Fine 01 Driving a vehicle without holding an effective driving licence 181 3 months or or both 02 Driving a vehicle being under aged181 -do - 03 Owner or person in charge of a vehicle permitting an unlicensed person or an under aged person to drive a vehicle 180 3 months or or both 04 i)Disqualified person driving a vehicle in public place or ii) Seeking a licence without disclosing endorsements made 182(1) 3 months or Offences by Conductors 05 Any person acting as conductor of a stage carriage without holding a conductor s licence 177 First Offence Second or subsequent Offence , 06 Disqualified conductor acting as conductor or applying for a conductor s licence without disclosing endorsement made 182(2) Upto one month or or both 07 Conductor in any public place, failing to produce his licence on demand by any officer of Transport Department 177 As serial above 08 Conductor s failure to issue ticket etc.

2 178(2) 09 Driving a vehicle at an excessive speed 183(1) First Offence , Second or subsequent Offence 10 Any person permitting his employee or a person subject to his control to drive a vehicle at an excessive speed ( may be by fixing a time table) 183(2) First Offence Second or subsequent Offence 11 Driving or permitting to drive a vehicle carrying excess load, or non-compliance with directions to have the vehicle weighted 194(1) Minimum and additional per ton of excess load together with charges for off-loading the excess load. Driver refusing to stop and submit his vehicle to weighing or off loading the excess weight 194(2) 12 Any person driving or permitting to drive any vehicle with a left-handed steering control unless equipped with a device of a prescribed nature 177 First Offence second or subsequent Offence 13 Driving dangerously 184 First Offence 6 months or or both Abettor 188 Second or subsequent Offence within 3 years of previous commission 2 years or or both 14 Driving by a drunken person or by a person under influence of drugs.

3 Abettor 185 188 First, Offence 6 months or or both Second or subsequent Offence committed within 3 years of previous commission 2 years of or both 15 Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive, Abettor 186 188 First Offence Second or subsequent Offence 16 Driving an uninsured vehicle 196 3 months or or both Traffic Offences by Drivers 17 Driver s failure to obey traffic signs 177 First Offence , Second or subsequent Offence 18 Driver s failure to make prescribed signals on prescribed occasions 177 -do- 19 Driver allowing any person to obstruct his control of the vehicle 177 -do- 20 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 driver s seat 177 -do- 21 Driver and pillion rider failing to wear protective head gear 177 -do- Driver s offences not stopping the vehicle 22 Driver refusing to stop and submit his vehicle to weighing or off loading the excess weight 194(2)

4 Upto 23 Driver refusing to stop in certain causes and / or furnishing certain particulars 179(1) 24 Driver s failure to submit the vehicle for testing emission of smoke etc., -do- -do- 25 Any person in charge of a vehicle or a trailer abandoning or permitting to abandon, etc., in a public place 177 First Offence Second or subsequent Offence 26 Any person in charge of a vehicle carrying or permitting to carry any person on the running board etc., 177 -do 27 Any person in charge of a vehicle keeping or permitting to keep a vehicle stationary without the required precautions 177 -do- Traffic Offences by others 28 Any person traveling on the running board or on the top or on the bonnet of a motor vehicle 177 First Offence Second or subsequent Offence 29 Any person traveling without pass or ticket in any stage carriage etc.

5 , 177 -do- 30 Any person keeping a disabled vehicle in any public place so as to cause impediment to the free flow of traffic 201 per hour plus towing charges. Duty to Produce Documents 31 Driver in a public place failing to produce his licence to any police officer in uniform; on demand 177 First Offence Second or subsequent Offence 32 Conductor, in any public place, failing to produce his licence on demand by any officer of the Motor Vehicles Depatment 177 -do- 33 The owner (or driver or person of 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)) 177 First Offence Second or subsequent Offence 34 Any person driving a motor 177 -do- 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.

6 C) The driving licence, or d) certificate of fitness, and e) The permit of a transport vehicle Duty to give information 35 When the driver or conductor of a motor vehicle is accused of any Offence under the , 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 187 For the first Offence 3 months imprisonment or or both for subsequent Offence 6 months or or both Duty of the Driver in case of Accident 36 When any person is injured or any 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.

7 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 187 187 187 First Offence 3 months or or both Subsequent Offence 6 months or -do- Offence Relating to Registration of Motor Vehicles 37 Any person driving or owner permitting to drive vehicle without effective registration or displaying false registration marks in any public or in any other place (Exceptions-Sec,39(2) 192(1) First Offence upto (not being less than ) Second or subsequent Offence one year; or upto ,000/- (not being less than ) or both (Exceptions see (2) Offences Relating to permits 38 Any person driving or permitting 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.

8 192-A First Offence upto (not being less than ), Second or subsequent Offence upto one year, (not being less than 3 months), upto ,000/- (not being less than ) (Exceptions )) Offences Relating to Insurance 39 Any person (except as a passenger) using or permitting to use a vehicle in a public place unless it is covered by the required insurance against third party risk 196 3 months or Offence Relating to Construction and Maintenance of vehicle 40 Any manufacturer using sub-standard article or process 182-A First Offence , Second or subsequent Offence 41 Any person driving or permitting 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.

9 190(1) 3 months or 42 Any person driving or permitting to drive in any public place any motor vehicle which violates the standards prescribed in relation to road safety, control of noise and air pollution 190(2) First Offence , Second or subsequent, Offence 43 Any person driving or permitting to drive in any public place a motor vehicle which violates the provisions of or Rules relating to dangerous or hazardous goods 190(3) First Offence one year or or both, Second or subsequent Offence 3 years or or both 44 Any importer or dealer setting 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 191 Offences Relating to Road Safety45 Any transport vehicle not having fitness certificate 192(1) read with First Offence upto but not less than Second or subsequent Offence upto one year ,000/- (but not less than ) or both 46 Any motor vehicle not having pollution under control certificate 190(2) read with CMV Rule 116(6)

10 First Offence Second or subsequent offences Offences Relating to Maintenance of MV s 47 Using vehicle in unsafe condition 190(1) 48 and causing accident 190(1) Upto 3 months or upto or both Miscellaneous Offence under Chapter XIII 49 Any person traveling in a stage carriage without ticket or pass, or not producing ticket or pass on requisition. 178(1) 50 Conductor of a stage carriage willfully or negligently failing to accept fare or issue ticket or checking inspector willfully or negligently failing or refusing to check pass or ticket 178(2) -do- 51 Permit holder of contract carriage refusing to ply or to carry passengers a)In the case of two-wheelers of three-wheelers b)In the case of others 178(3) 178(3) Rs/200/- 52 Any person disobeying directions given by any person or authority empowered, or obstructing any person or authority in the discharge of his functions under the 179(1)