Penalties & Offences


No Nature of offence Section of M.V.Act  88 Type of vehicles Offender liable to pay

Compounding fee (Rs)

1 General offences 177 All vehicles Whoever commits the offence
100
2 Traveling without ticket 178 (1) All stage carriages

Whoever travels without pass or ticket

200
3 Refuses to supply a ticket or supplies an invalid ticket 178 (2) All stage carriages Conductor
200
4 Refuses to ply or to carry the passengers

178 (3)

 

All contract carriages 1) 2 & 3 wheelers
2) Other than 2 & 3 wheelers
1) 50

2) 200
5 Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information 179

All vehicles

 

Whoever commits the offence
200
6 Allowing unauthorised person to drive vehicles 180 All vehicles Owner or person incharge of vehicle
300
7 Driving vehicles without valid licence 181 All vehicles Person driving
300
8 Obtaining driving licence not been entitiled or who is disqualified 182 (1)   Person commiting the offence
200
9 Obtaining conductor’s licence not been entitiled or who is been disqualified 182 (2) All stage carriages Conductors
100
10 Driving at excessive speed 183 (1) (2) All vehicles Driver & owner
200 each
11 Driving dangerously 184 All vehicles Driver
500
12 Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive 186 All vehicles Driver
100
13 Racing and trials of speed without permission 189 All vehicles

1.Person taking part in the race or trial

2.Person permitting race or trial.

300 each
14 Using vehicle in violation of pollution  norms 190 (2) All vehicles Driver and owner
500 each
15 Sale of a vehicle or alteration of vehicle in contravention to provisions of motor vehicles laws 191 All vehicles Person commiting the offence
300
16 Using vehicle without registration

192 (1)

1) 2 wheelers

2)  other than 2 wheeler

1)    Driver & owner

2)    Driver & owner
1) 300 each
2) 1000 each
17 Driving vehicle exceeding permissiable load 194 All vehicles except 2 wheelers Driver and Owner
2000+1000 per ton (or part thereof ) of excess load each
18 Driving uninsured vehicle 196 All vehicles

 

Driver and owner

 

300 each
19 Unauthorised  entry into the vehicle or tampering of a mechanism of a vehicle 198 All vehicles

 

Person committing the offence

 

100
20

Talking on mobile phone while driving

 

250 (A) M.M.V rules All vehicles Driver 200