Section 177 of Motor Vehicle Act

To combat the rising number of road accidents, the Indian government made revisions to different provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act that took effect on September 1, 2019. Section 177 of Motor Vehicle Act is one of the primary sections, and it contains broad requirements for sanctions for numerous traffic offences.

If any person violates the traffic rules, they will receive punishments under Section 177 of the Motor Vehicle Act. Breaking traffic rules is considered a criminal offence. Hence, to avoid this kind of situation, you must follow all rules and regulations implemented by the Indian government. 

As mentioned above, Section 177 lists out MVD vehicle fines for various traffic offences as well as their fines. Here is a look at the list of punishments and fines that fall under Section 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 2019.

Section 177 does not cover any specific traffic violation. Instead, the section lists out punishments for traffic offences where no specific penalty has been established. The monetary fines under Section 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 2019 range from ₹500 for first-time offences to ₹1,500 for repeating the same offences.

The traffic violations under Section 177 include offences like not following mandatory traffic signs/particular prescribed signals, allowing someone to obstruct your control of the vehicle, etc. At the time of amendments made in the Motor Vehicles Act, the fines under Section 177 were increased from ₹100 and ₹300 to ₹500 and ₹1,500 respectively.

Some might consider skipping motor insurance to save money on premiums. However, doing so could lead to a hefty fine and imprisonment. According to the Motor Vehicles Act, this could lead to a fine of up to ₹4,000 and/or up to 3 months of imprisonment.  

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