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150 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 192B

(b) After sub-section (1), insert the following proviso namely:—
“PROVIDED that, in a case of contravention of the provision of section 39 or of any
condition of the permit relating to the maximum number of passengers or maximum
weight of luggage that may be carried on the vehicle, the Court may for any adequate
or special reason to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a fine less than that laid
down in this sub-section”. [Vide Rajasthan Act 2 of 1993 w.e.f. 30.1.1993]
192A. Using vehicles without permit
(1) Whoever drives a motor vehicle or causes or allows a motor vehicle to be used
in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 66 or in contravention of
any condition of a permit relating to the route on which or the area in which or the
purpose for which the vehicle may be used, shall be punishable for the first offence
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with [imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months [a fine of ten thousand
rupees, or with both]] and for any subsequent offence with imprisonment which may
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extend to one year but shall not be less than [sixth months] or with fine [of ten thousand
rupees] or with both:
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(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to the use of a motor vehicle in an emergency
for the conveyance of persons suffering from sickness or injury or for the transport of
materials for repair or for the transport of food or materials to relieve distress or of
medical supplies for a like purpose:
PROVIDED that the person using the vehicle reports about the same to the Regional
Transport Authority within seven days from the date of such use.
(3) The court to which an appeal lies from any conviction in respect of an offence
of the nature specified in sub-section (1), may set aside or vary any order made by the
court below, notwithstanding that no appeal lies against the conviction in connection
with which such order was made.]
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(1) Whoever, being the owner of a motor vehicle, fails to make an application for
registration of such motor vehicle under sub-section (1) of section 41 shall be punishable
with fine of five times the annual road tax or one-third of the lifetime tax of the motor
vehicle whichever is higher.
(2) Whoever, being a dealer, fails to make an application for the registration of a
new motor vehicle under the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 41 shall be
punishable with fine of fifteen times the annual road tax or the lifetime tax of the motor
vehicle whichever is higher.

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 “and a fine of ten thousand rupees” by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions)
Act, 2023 (No. 18 of 2023), dt. 11-8-2023, w.e.f. 13-1-2025 vide SO 227(E), dt. 13-1-2025.
3. Substituted for “three months” 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.
4. Substituted for “which may extend to ten thousand rupees but shall not be less than five thousand
rupees”, ibid.
5. Proviso omitted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (No. 18 of 2023),
dt. 11-8-2023, w.e.f. 13-1-2025 vide SO 227(E), dt. 13-1-2025. Prior to omission, it read as under:
“PROVIDED that the court may for reasons to be recorded, impose a lesser punishment.”
6 Inserted by the Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Act, 2019 (32 of 2019), dt. 9-8-2019, w.e.f. 1-4-2021 vide SO
1433(E), dt. 31-3-2021.