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INDICATIVE TABLE SHOWING PENAL PROVISIONS UNDER MV ACT, 1988 AS AMENDED

EFFECTIVE FROM 01.09.2019
Penalty prior
Penalty prior Second /
to 01.09.2019
Sl to 01.09.2019 Penalty wef Subsequent
Section Offences for second /
No. for 1st 01.09.2019 penalties wef
subsequesnt
offence 01.09.2019
offence
1 177 General Offence 100 300 500 1500
Rules of Driving regulation
2 177A New 1000 1000
violation
3 178 Travel without ticket 3(b) 200 200 500 500
Disobedience of order of
4 179(1) 500 2000 2000
authorities
Refuse to supply information
5 179(2) 500 2000 2000
wilfully.
Allowing Unauthorised person to
6 180 1000 1000 5000 5000
drive vehicle
7 181 Driving without licence 500 500 5000 5000
Driving vehicle during
8 182(1) 500 500 10000 10000
disqualification/suspension

Offences relating to Conductor

9 182(2) 100 100 10000 10000
Licence.

Offences relating to sale of

vehicle by
10 182-A1 New 100000 per vehicle
Dealer/Manufacturer/importer
violating chapter VII

Offences relating to sale of

11 182-A2 vehicle by Manufacturer New 100 Crores
violating chapter VII
offence relating to sale of
12 182-A3 unauthorised critical safety New 100000 per componemt
component Chapter VII
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Alteration of motor vehicle by

13 182-A4 owner not permittted by Act New 5000 per alteration
Rules
Prohibition of Registration &
Fitness Certificate to oversized
14 182 B New 10000 10000
vehicles violating Section 62 A
read with 110
15 183(i) Driving LMV with excess speed 400 1000 2000 2000
Driving HMV/MMV Passenger
16 183(ii) New 4000 4000
with excess speed.
17 184 Dangerously Driving 1000 2000 5000 10000
18 184 (a) Jumping Red Light
19 184 (b) Violating Stop Sign
20 184 ( C) Using Mobile phone while driving
21 184 (d) Overtaking at no overtaking zone New 5000 10000
22 184 ( e) Driving against Flow of Traffic
Driving in any manner that would
23 184 (f)
be dangerous
24 185 Drunken driving 2000 3000 10000 15000
Driving when mentally or
25 186 200 500 1000 2000
physically unfit.
26 187 Offence relating to accident. 500 1000 5000 10000

27 188 Abetment of offence u/s 184 Same punishment as Section 184 or 185 or 186

28 188 Abetment of offenceu/s 185 Same punishment as Section 184 or 185 or 186

29 188 Abetment of offence u/s 186 Same punishment as Section 184 or 185 or 186

30 189 Racing and trials of speed. 500 500 5000 10000

31 190(1) (a) Using vehicle in unsafe condition 250 1000 1500 1500
For bodily injury or damage to
32 190(1) (b) 1000 1000 5000 10000
property
33 190(2) Violating Air and Noise Pollution 1000 2000 10000 10000
Carrying dangerous or hazardous
34 190(3) 3000 5000 10000 20000
goods
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Using vehicle without registration

35 192 5000 10000 5000 10000
and F.C.
Vehicle without permit and
36 192 A 5000 10000 10000 10000
violating permit conditions

using unregistred vehicle by 5 times of Annual tax or 1/3rd

37 192 B(1) New
owner of OTT whichever is higher

dealer not applying for

15 times of Annual tax or OTT
38 192 B(2) registration of vehicle under New
whichever is higher
subsection 41(1)
registering vehicle by owner
10 times of Annual tax or 2/3rd
39 192 B(3) producing fake document/ New
of OTT whichever is higher
tampered chassis/engine no
Dealer registering any vehicle by
10 times of Annual tax or 2/3rd
40 192 B(4) producing fake document/ New
of OTT whichever is higher
tampered chassis/engine no
Operating as agents with proper
41 193(1) 1000 2000 1000 2000
authority
Operating as agreegator in
42 193(2) contravention of section 93 or New 100000 100000
Rules
Agreegator violating Licenese
43 193(3) New 5000 5000
condition
2000 and 2000 and 20000 and 20000 and
44 194{1) Overloading goods vehicle 1000 per extra 1000 per extra 2000 per extra 2000 per extra
tonne tonne tonne tonne
carrying over dimension
45 194(1)A New 20000 20000
Projections
Refusal for weighing of goods
46 194(2) 3000 3000 40000 40000
carriages.
carrying excess passenger in 200 per extra 200 per extra
47 194 A New
transport vehicle passenger passenger
Driver or passenger without Seat
48 194 B(1) New 1000 1000
belt
carrying children below 14yr
49 194 B(2) without safety belt/child restraint New 1000 1000
system
riding more than two persons in
50 194 C New 1000 1000
two wheeler
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riding Without Helmets by both

51 194 D New 1000 1000
driver & pillion
Not providing way for emergency
52 194 E vehicles (Fire Service or New 10000 10000
Ambulance)
Using horn needlessly or
53 194F(a) New 1000 2000
continuously/ prohibited area
Release of exhaust gas other
54 194F(b) New 1000 2000
than silencer
55 196 Driving Without Insurance 1000 1000 2000 4000
Taking the vehicle without
56 197 500 500 5000 5000
authority
Unauthorized interference with
57 198 100 100 1000 1000
vehicle
Not adhering to road design,
construction, maintenance by
designated authority or
58 198(A) (2) New 100000 100000
contractor, consultant, or
concessionaire violating safety
standards
59 199A(2) Offences by Juveniles New 25000 25000
60 201 Obstruction to free flow of traffic 50 per Hr 500 500

Offences committed by enforcing Twice the penalty

61 210 B New
authorities corresponding to that offence.
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INDICATIVE TABLE SHOWING PENAL PROVISIONS UNDER MV ACT, 1988 AS

AMENDED EFFECTIVE FROM 01.09.2019 (POWER DELEGATED TO POLICE)
# Section Offences Penalty Penalty Penalty wef Second /
prior to prior to 01.09.2019 Subsequent
01.09.2019 01.09.2019 penalties
for 1st for second / wef
offence subsequesnt 01.09.2019
offence
1 177 General Offence 100 300 500 1500

2 179(1) Disobedience of order of 500 2000 2000

authorities

3 179(2) Refuse to supply information 500 2000 2000

wilfully.
4 183(i) Driving LMV with excess speed 400 1000 2000 2000

5 183(ii) Driving HMV/MMV Passenger New 4000 4000

with excess speed.

Powers to be delegated to Police

6 184 Dangerous Driving

7 184 (a) Jumping Red Light

8 184 (b) Violating Stop Sign

9 184 ( c) Using Mobile phone while

driving
10 184 (d) Overtaking at no overtaking New 5000 10000
zone

11 184 ( e) Driving against Flow of Traffic

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12 184 (f) Driving in any manner that

would be dangerous
13 194 Driver or passenger without
New 1000 1000
B(1) Seat belt
14 carrying children below 14yr
194
without safety belt/child New 1000 1000
B(2)
restraint system
15 riding more than two persons in
194 C New 1000 1000
two wheeler
16 riding Without Helmets by both
194 D New 1000 1000
driver & pillion
17 Not providing way for
194 E emergency vehicles (Fire New 10000 10000
Service or Ambulance)
18 Using horn needlessly or
194F(a) New 1000 2000
continuously/ prohibited area
19 Release of exhaust gas other
194F(b) New 1000 2000
than silencer