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162 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 210

(a) may appear by pleader or in person; or
(b) may, by a specified date prior to the hearing of the charge, plead guilty to
the charge and remit to the court, by money order, such sum (not exceeding
the maximum fine that may be imposed for the offence) as the court may
specify, and the plea of guilt indicated in the money order coupon itself:
PROVIDED that the court shall, in the case of any of the offences referred to in
sub-section (2), state upon the summons that the accused person, if he pleads guilty,
shall so plead in the manner specified in clause (b) and shall forward his driving licence
to the court with his letter continuing such plea.
(2) Where the offence dealt with in accordance with sub-section (1) is an offence
specified by the Central Government by rules for the purposes of this sub-section , the
court shall, if the accused person pleads guilty to the charge and forward his driving
licence to the court with the letter containing his plea, make an endorsement of such
conviction on his driving licence.
(3) Where an accused person pleads guilty and remits the sum specified and has
complied with the provisions of sub-section (1), or, as the case may be, sub-sections (1)
and (2), no further proceedings in respect of the offence shall be taken against him nor
shall he be liable, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, to be
disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence by reason of his having pleaded guilty.
209. Restriction on conviction

No person prosecuted for an offence punishable under section 183 or section 184
shall be convicted unless—
(a) he was warned at the time the offence was committed that the question of
prosecuting him would be taken into consideration, or
(b) within fourteen days from the commission of the offence, a notice specifying
the nature of the offence and the time and place where it is alleged to have
been committed was served on or sent by registered post to him or the
person registered as the owner of the vehicle at the time of the commission
of the offence, or
(c) within twenty-eight days of the commission of the offence, a summons for
the offence was served on him:
PROVIDED that nothing in this section shall apply where the court is satisfied
that—
(a) the failure to serve the notice or summons referred to in this sub-section
was due to the fact that neither the name and address of the accused nor
the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle could with
reasonable diligence have been ascertained in time, or
(b) such failure was brought about by the conduct of the accused.
210. Courts to send intimation about conviction
Every court by which any person holding a driving licence is convicted of an offence
under this Act or of an offence in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used,
shall send intimation to—