Motor Vehicles Act Section 132 — Duty of driver to stop in certain cases
CHAPTER VIII CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
Civil
Summary
Sub-section (1) requires the driver of a motor vehicle to stop the vehicle and keep it stationary for as long as is reasonably necessary, but not for more than twenty-four hours, in two situations. The first situation, under clause (a), is when a police officer of at least the rank of Sub-Inspector, wearing uniform, requires the driver to stop because the vehicle has been involved in an accident that caused injury to a person or animal, damage to a vehicle, or damage to property. The second situation, under clause (b), is when a person in charge of an animal requires the driver to stop because that person fears the animal is, or will become, unmanageable due to being alarmed by the vehicle. After stopping in either situation, the driver must give their name and address, and the name and address of the vehicle's owner, to any person affected by the accident or damage who asks for it, provided that person also gives their own name and address.
Sub-section (2) states that if a person gives their own name and address and claims that the driver has committed an offence punishable under section 184, the driver must, on that person's demand, give their name and address to that person.
Sub-section (3) defines the term "animal" for this section as meaning any horse, cattle, elephant, camel, ass, mule, sheep, or goat.
Official Text
(1) The driver of a motor vehicle shall cause the vehicle to stop and remain stationary so long as 2[may for such reasonable time as may be necessary, but not exceeding twenty-four hours]— 3[
(a) when required to do so by any police officer not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector in uniform, in the event of the vehicle being involved in the occurrence of an accident to a person, animal or vehicle or of damage to property, or]
(b) when required to do so by any person in charge of an animal if such person apprehends that the animal is, or being alarmed by the vehicle will become, unmanageable, or 4* * * * * and he shall give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle to any person affected by any such accident or damage who demands it provided such person also furnishes his name and address.
(2) The driver of a motor vehicle shall, on demand by a person giving his own name and address and alleging that the driver has committed an offence punishable under section 184 give his name and address to that person.
(3) In this section the expression “animal” means any horse, cattle, elephant, camel, ass, mule, sheep or goat.