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