All Offences and Penalties in Motor Vehicle Act (Latest including 2019 Amendments)

 Section PARTICULARS PREVIOUS PENALTY
 (Fines in INR)		 NEW PENALTY (Fines in INR)
 177 General penalty

• First offence-fine up to 100

• Second offence- fine up to 300
 • First offence-fine up to 500

• Second offence-Fine up to 1500
 177A Violation of road regulation New Provision 500
178(3)(b)
 Travelling without ticket Fine up to 200 Fine up to 500
 179 Disobedience of orders of authorities and refusal to give information Fine up to 500 Fine up to 2000
 180 Unauthorised use of vehicles without license Fine up to 1000 Fine of 5000
 181 Driving without license Fine up to 500 Fine of 5000
 182(1) Driving despite disqualification Fine up to 500 Fine of 10,000
 182(2) Acting as a conductor after disqualification Fine up to 100 and/or imprisonment up to one month Fine up to 10,000
 182A(1) Penalty relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of
motor vehicles and components.		 New Provision Imprisonment for up to 1 year and/or fine of 1,00,000 per vehicle
 182A(2) Defective vehicles New Provision Imprisonment for up to 1 year and/or fine up to 100,00,00, for defective automobiles
 182A(3) Sale of critical safety component in violation of rules New Provision Imprisonment for up to 1 year and/or fine of 1,00,000 per component
 182A(4) Alteration of retrofitting in contravention of rules New Provision Imprisonment for up to 6 months and/or fine of 5000 per alteration
 182B Oversize vehicles New Provision 5000
 183(1) Over-speeding Fine up to 400 • 1000 to 2000 for LMV

• 2000 to 4000 for medium passenger or goods vehicles

• Second subsequent offence- impounding of Driving license
 184 Penalty for dangerous driving • First offence- Imprisonment up to 6 months and fine up to 1000

• Subsequent offence (within 3 years from first offence)- Imprisonment up to 2 years and/or fine up to 2000		 • First offence- Imprisonment 6 months to 1 year and/or fine 1000 to 5000

• Subsequent offence (within 3 years from first offence)- Imprisonment up to 2 years and/or 10000
 185 Drunken driving • First offence- fine up to 2000 and/or imprisonment up to 6 months

• Second offence, within 3 years of first offence- fine up to 3000 and/or imprisonment up to 2 years		 • First offence- fine up to 10000 and/or imprisonment up to 6 months

• Second offence - fine of 3000 and/or imprisonment up to 2 years
 186 Penalty for driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive • First offence- fine up to 200

• Second offence- fine up to 500		 • First offence- fine up to 1000

• Second offence- fine up to 2000
 187 Penalty for offences relating to accident (Section 132(i), 133 and 134) • First offence- fine up to 500 and/or imprisonment of 3 months

• Second offence- fine up to 1000 and/or imprisonment of 6 months
 • First offence- fine up to 5000 and/or imprisonment of 6 months

• Second offence- fine up to 10,000 and/or imprisonment of 1 year
 189 Punishment for racing and speeding Fine up to 500 and/or imprisonment up to 1 month • First offence- Fine up to 500 and/or imprisonment up to 1 month

• Second offence-Fine of 10,000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 months
 190(1) Using vehicle in unsafe condition with defect Fine up to 250 • First offence- fine of 1500

• Second offence- fine of 5000
 190(1) Using vehicle in unsafe condition with defect resulting in bodily injury or damage to property Fine of 1000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months • First offence- fine up to 5000 and /or imprisonment upto 3 months

• Second offence- Imprisonment upto 6 months or fine upto 10,000
 190(2) Penalty for driving vehicle violating road safety, noise/air pollution standards • First offence-Fine of 1000

• Second offence-Fine of 2000		 • First offence- Imprisonment upto 3 months and/or fine of 10,000, and disqualification for holding license for 3 months

• Second offence- Imprisonment upto 6 months and/or fine upto 10,000
 190(3) Penalty for carriage of goods dangerous/hazardous to human life • First offence- fine of 3000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year

• Second offence- fine up to 5000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 years		 • First offence- Fine of 10,000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year, and disqualification for holding license for 3 months

• Second offence- Fine up to 20,000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 years
 191 Sale of vehicle in or alteration of vehicle to condition contravening the Act Fine of 500 Omitted
 192 Using vehicle without registration- Explanation New provision Contravention of section 56 also punishable under this provision:

• First offence- Fine from 2000 up to 5000

• Second offence- Imprisonment up to 1 year or fine from 500 up to 10,000
 192A Using vehicle without permit • First offence- Fine from 2000 up to 5000

• Second offence- Imprisonment minimum 3 months to 1 year and/or fine between 5000 to 10,000.

Court has discretion to impose lesser punishment
 • First offence-Imprisonment upto 6 months and fine of 10,000

• Second offence-Imprisonment between 6 months to 1 year and/or fine of 10,000
 192B(1) Offences relating to registration- failure by owner to make application for registration New provision Fine of 5 times the annual road tax or 1/3 of the lifetime tax of the motor vehicle, whichever is higher
 192(B)(2) Offences relating to registration- failure by dealer to make application for registration of new vehicle New provision Fine of 15 time annual road tax or lifetime tax, whichever is higher
 192B(3) Misrepresentation by owner while obtaining certificate of registration or difference between engine/chassis no. on certificate and vehicle New provision Imprisonment from 6 months to 1 year, and fine of 10 times annual road tax or 2/3 life time tax, whichever is higher
 192B(4) Misrepresentation by dealer while obtaining certificate of registration or difference between engine/chassis no. on certificate and vehicle New provision Imprisonment from 6 months to 1 year, and fine of 10 times annual road tax or 2/3 life time tax, whichever is higher
 193(1) Punishment for agents, and canvassers • First offence- Fine up to 1000

• Second offence- Imprisonment up to 6 months and/or fine up to 2000		 • First offence- fine of 1000

• Second offence- Imprisonment up to 6 months and/or fine of 2000
 193(2) Punishment for aggregators New Provisions Fine from 25000 up to 1,00,000
 193(3) Contravention by aggregator of condition of license under S. 93(4)New Provisions Fine of 5000
 194(1) Overloading Fine of minimum 2000 and 1000 per excess tonne, and liability to pay for offloading
 Fine of minimum 2000 and 1000 per excess tonne, and liability to pay for offloading
 194(1A) Punishment for lateral/front/rear extension of load New provision Fine of 20,000 and charges for offloading
 194(2) Refusal to stop and submit vehicle for weighing Fine up to 3000 Fine of 40, 000
 194A Carriage of excess passengers New provision Fine of 200 per excess passengers
 194B(1) Use of safety belts and seating of children New provision Fine of 1000
 194B(2) Seating of children below 14 years New provision Fine of 1000
 194C Penalty for violation of safety
measures for motor cycle drivers and pillion riders.		 New provision Fine of 1000 and disqualification from license for 3 months
 194D Penal for not wearing helmets New provisions Fine of 1000 and disqualification from license for 3 months
 194E Failure to allow free passage to emergency vehicles New provisions Fine of 10000 and/or imprisonment upto 6 months
 194F Penalty for use of phones in silent zones New provisions • First offence- Fine of 1000

• Second offence- Fine of 2000
 195 Imposition of minimum fines  Deleted
 196 Driving uninsured vehicles Fine of 1000 and/or punishment up to 3 months • First offence- Fine of 2000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months

• Second offence- Fine of 4000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months
 197(1) Taking vehicle without lawful authority Fine of 500 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months Fine of 5000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months
 197(2) Seizing motor vehicle by force Fine of 500 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months Fine of 5000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months
 198 Unauthorised interference with vehicle Fine up to 100 Fine of 1000
 198A Failure to comply with standards for road design, construction and maintenance New provision Fine up to 1,00,000
 199A Offences by juveniles New provision • Guardian owner deemed guilty.

• Fine of Rs. 25,000 and imprisonment up to 3 years, and cancellation of registration of motor vehicle for 12 months.

• Juvenile ineligible to obtain learners’ license until the age of 25 years
 199B Revision of fines New provisions Annual increase of fines up to 10 %
 201 Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic Fine of 50 per hour Fine of 500
 210A Power of State government to increase penalties New provisions Notify a multiplier between 1 to 10 for each fine
 210B Penalty for offence committed by an enforcing authority New provisions Twice the penalty under the Act




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