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148 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 190

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 kind between motor vehicles in any public place
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shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to [three months],
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or with a fine [of five thousand rupees], or with both [and for a subsequent offence
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or
with fine of ten thousand rupees; or with both].
190. Using vehicle in unsafe condition
(1) Any person who drives or causes or allows to be driven in any public place a
motor vehicle or trailer while the vehicle or 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 persons and vehicles
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using such place, shall be punishable with fine [of one thousand five hundred rupees],
or, if as a result of such defect an accident is caused causing bodily injury or damage to
property, 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 [and for a subsequent offence shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with a
fine of ten thousand rupees for bodily injury or damage to property].
(2) Any person who drives or causes or allow to be driven, in any public place a
motor vehicle, which violates the standards prescribed in relation to road safety, control
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of noise and air-pollution, shall be punishable for the first offence with [imprisonment
for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to ten
thousand rupees or with both and he shall be disqualified for holding licence for a
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period of three months] and for any second or subsequent offence with [imprisonment
for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to ten
thousand rupees or with both].
(3) Any person who drives or causes or allows to be driven, in any public place a
motor vehicle which violates the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder
relating to the carriage of goods which are of dangerous or hazardous nature to human
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life, shall be punishable for the first offence [with a fine of ten thousand rupees and he
shall be disqualified for holding licence for a period of three months], or with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with both, and for any
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second or subsequent offence with fine [of twenty thousand rupees], or with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with both.

1. Substituted for “one month” 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 “which may extend to five hundred rupees”, ibid.
3. Inserted, ibid.
4. Substituted for “which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees”, ibid.
5. Substituted for “which may extend to one thousand rupees”, ibid.
6. Substituted for “a fine of one thousand rupees”, ibid.
7. Substituted for “a fine of two thousand rupees”, ibid.
8. Substituted for “which may extend to three thousand rupees”, ibid.
9. Substituted for “which may extend to five thousand rupees”, ibid.