Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - CHAPTER XIII OFFENESES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE - section 209 and section 210

CHAPTER XIII
OFFENESES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
 section 209 and section 210


  209. Restrictions on conviction, - No person prosecuted for an offense punishable under section 181 of section 184 shall be convicted unless-

(a)     he was warned at the time the offence was committed that the question of prosecuting him  would be taken into consideration, or

(b)   within fourteen days from the commission of the offence, a notice specifying the nature of the offense  and the time and place where it is alleged to have been committed was served on or sent by registered post to him or the person registered as the owner of the vehicle at the time of commission of the offense, or

(c)    within twenty eight days of the  commission of the offense, a summons for the offence was served on him.

  Provided that nothing in this section shall apply where the Court is satisfied that-

(a)    the failure to serve the notice referred to in this sub-section was due to the fact neither the name and address of the accused or the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle could with reasonable diligence have been ascertained in time, or

(b)   such  failure was brought  about by the conduct of the accused.

  210. Courts to sent intimation about conviction, - Every Court by which any person holding a driving license is convicted of an offence under this Act of an offence in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used, shall send intimation to-

(a)    licensing authority which issued the driving license, and

(b)   he licensing authority by whom the license was last  renewed

and every such intimation shall state the name and address of the holder of the  license, the license number, he date of issue and renewal of the same, the nature of the offense, the punishment awarded for the same and such other particulars as may be prescribed.

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