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(3) Whoever, sells or offers to sell, or permits the sale of any component of a motor
vehicle which has been notified as a critical safety component by the Central Government
and which does not comply with 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 component or with both.
(4) Whoever, being the owner of a motor vehicle, alters a motor vehicle, including
by way of retrofitting of motor vehicle parts, in a manner not permitted under the Act
or the rules and regulations made thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment
for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine of five thousand rupees per
such alteration or with both.
182B. Punishment for contravention of section 62A
Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 62A, shall be punishable with fine
which shall not be less than five thousand rupees, but may extend to ten thousand
rupees.]
183. Driving at excessive speed, etc.
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(1) Whoever drives [or causes any person who is employed by him or subjects
someone under his control to drive] a motor vehicle in contravention of the speed limits
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referred to in section 112 shall be punishable [in the following manner, namely:—
(i) where such motor vehicle is a light motor vehicle with fine which shall not
be less than one thousand rupees but may extend to two thousand rupees;
(ii) where such motor vehicle is a medium goods vehicle or a medium
passenger vehicle or a heavy goods vehicle or a heavy passenger vehicle
with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees, but may extend
to four thousand rupees; and
(iii) for the second or any subsequent offence under this sub-section the driving
licence of such driver shall be impounded as per the provisions of the sub-
section (4) of section 206.]
3 [(2) Whoever causes any person who is employed by him or is subject to his control in
driving to drive a motor vehicle in contravention of the speed limits referred to in section 112
shall be punishable with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees, or, if having been
previously convicted of an offence under this sub-section, is again convicted of an offence under
this sub-section, with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.]
(3) No person shall be convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1)
solely on the evidence of one witness to the effect that in the opinion of the witness such
person was driving at a speed which was unlawful, unless that opinion is shown to be
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based on an estimate obtained by the use of some mechanical [or electronic] device.

1 Inserted 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 “with fine which may extend to four hundred rupees, or, if having been previously
convicted of an offence under this sub-section is again convicted of an offence under this sub-
section, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees”, ibid.
3. Omitted, ibid.