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144 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 182A

181. Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4
Whoever drives a motor vehicle in contravention of section 3 or section 4 shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with
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fine [of five thousand rupees], or with both.
182. Offences relating to licences

(1) Whoever, being disqualified under this Act for holding or obtaining a driving
licence drives a motor vehicle in a public place or in any other place, or applies for or
obtains a driving licence or, not being entitled to have a driving licence issued to him
free of endorsement, applies for or obtains a driving licence without disclosing the
endorsement made on a driving licence previously held by him shall be punishable
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with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine [of ten
thousand rupees] or with both, and any driving licence so obtained by him shall be of
no effect.
(2) Whoever, being disqualified under this Act for holding or obtaining a
conductor’s licence, acts as a conductor of a stage carriage in a public place or applies
for or obtains a conductor’s licence or, not being entitled to have a conductor’s licence
issued to him free of endorsement, applies for or obtains a conductor’s licence without
disclosing the endorsements made on a conductor’s licence previously held by him,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or
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with fine which may extend to [ten thousand rupees], or with both, and any conductor’s
licence so obtained by him shall be of no effect.
3 [182A. Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and
alteration of motor vehicles and components
(1) Whoever, being a manufacturer, importer or dealer of motor vehicles, sells or
delivers or alters or offers to sell or deliver or alters a motor vehicle that is in contravention
of the provisions of Chapter VII or the rules and regulations made thereunder, shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine of
one lakh rupees per such motor vehicle or with both:
PROVIDED that no person shall be convicted under this section if he proves that,
at the time of sale or delivery or alteration or offer of sale or delivery or alteration of
such motor vehicle, he had disclosed to the other party of the manner in which such
motor vehicle was in contravention of the provisions of Chapter VII or the rules and
regulations made thereunder.
(2) Whoever, being a manufacturer of motor vehicles, fails to comply with the
provisions of Chapter VII or the rules and regulations made thereunder, shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine
which may extend one hundred crore rupees or with both.

1. Substituted for “which may extend to five hundred rupees” by the Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Act,
2019 (32 of 2019), dt. 9-8-2019, w.e.f. 1-9-2019 vide SO 3110(E), dt. 28-8-2019.
2. Substituted for “one hundred rupees”, ibid.
3. Substituted, ibid. Prior to substitution, section 182A read as under:
“182A. Punishment for offences relating to construction and maintenance of vehicles
Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 109, shall be punishable
with a fine of one thousand rupees for the first offence and with a fine of five thousand rupees for
any subsequent offences.”