Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - CHAPTER XIII OFFENESES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE - section 189, section 190 and section 191

CHAPTER XIII
OFFENESES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
 section 189, section 190 and section 191

   

    189. Racing and trials of speed-, Whoever without the written consent of the State Government permits or takes part in a race or trial of speed of any king between motor vehicles in any public place shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extent to one month, or with a fine which may extent to five hundred rupees or with both.

    190. Using vehicle in unsafe condition-,  (1) Any person who drives or  or allows to be driven in any public place a motor vehicle or trailer while  the vehicle of trailer has any defect, which such person knows  of or could have discovered by the exercise of ordinary care and which is calculated to render the driving of the vehicle a source of danger to the persons and vehicles using such places,  shall be punishable with a fine which may extent to two hundred and fifty rupees, or, if as a result of such defect and accident is caused causing bodily injury or damage to property, with imprisonment for a term  which may extent to three months, or with fine which may extent to one thousand rupees, or with both.

  (2)  Any person who drives or causes or allows to be driven, in any public place a motor vehicle, which violates the standards prescribed in relation to road safety, control of noise and air pollution, shall be punishable for the first offense with a fine of one thousand rupees and for any second or subsequent offence with a fine of two hundred rupees.

  (3)  Any person who drives or causes or allows to be driven,  in any public place a motor vehicle which violated the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder relating to the carriage of goods which  are of  dangerous or hazardous nature to human life, shall be punishable for the first offence which may extent to three thousand rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extent to one year or with both, and for any second or subsequent offence with a fine which may extent to five thousand rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extent to three years or both.

   191. Sale of vehicle in or  alteration of vehicle to condition contravening this Act,-  (1) Whoever being an importer of or dealer in motor vehicle sells or deliver a motor vehicle or trailer in such condition that the use thereof in public place would be in contravention of Chapter VII or any rule made thereunder or alters the motor vehicle or trailer so as to render its condition such that its use in a public place would be in contravention of Chapter VII or any rule made thereunder shall be punishable with a fine which may extent to five hundred rupees:

  Provided that no  person shall be convicted under this section if he proves that he had reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle would not be used in  a public place until it had been put into a condition in which it might lawfully be so used.

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