motor vehicles act 1988

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 208 : Summary disposal of cases : (1) The Court taking cognizance of any offence (other than an offence which the Central Government may by rules specify in this behalf) under this Act, (i) may, if the offence is an…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 207: Power to detain vehicles used without certificate of registration permit, etc : (1) Any police officer or other person authorised in this behalf by the State Government may, if he has reason to believe that a motor vehicle has…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 206 : Power of police officer to impound document : (1) Any police officer or other person authorised in this behalf by the State Government may, if he has reason to believe that any identification mark carried on a motor…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 205 : Presumption of unfitness to drive : In any proceeding for an offence punishable under section 185 if it is proved that the accused, when requested by a police officer at any time so to do, had refused, omitted…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 204 : Laboratory test : (1) A person, who has been arrested under section 203 may, while at a police station, be required by a police officer to provide to such registered medical practitioner as may be produced by such…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 203 : Breath tests : 1.[(1) A police officer in uniform or an officer of the Motor Vehicles Department, as may be authorised in this behalf by that Department, may require any person driving or attempting to drive a motor…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 202 : Power to arrest without warrant : (1) A police officer in uniform may arrest without warrant any person who in his presence commits an offence punishable under section 184 or section 185 or section 197: Provided that any…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 201 : Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic : (1) Whoever keeps a 1.[***] vehicle on any public place, in such a manner, so as to cause impediment to the free flow of traffic, shall be liable…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 200 : Composition of certain offences : (1) Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act 1.[punishable under section 177, section 178, section 179, section 180, section 181, section 182, sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) or…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 199 : Offences by companies : (1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 198 : Unauthorised interference with vehicle : Whoever otherwise than with lawful authority or reasonable excuse enters or moves any stationary motor vehicle or tampers with the brake or any part of the mechanism of a motor vehicle shall be…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 197 : Taking vehicle without authority : (1) Whoever takes and drives away any motor vehicle without having either the consent of the owner thereof or other lawful authority shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months,…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 196 : Driving uninsured vehicle : Whoever drives a motor vehicle or causes or allows a motor vehicle to be driven in contravention of the provisions of section 146 shall be punishable 1.[for the first offence] with imprisonment which may…

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 195 : Imposition of minimum fine under certain circumstances : Omitted by Act No. 32 of 2019, section 80 dated 9.8.2019. Prior to this : Section 195 : Imposition of minimum fine under certain circumstances. (1) Whoever having been convicted…