Motor Vehicles Act Section 186 — Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive

Summary

A person who drives a motor vehicle in a public place while knowing that they have a disease or disability that is likely to make their driving a danger to the public is committing an offence. For the first such offence, the punishment is a fine that can go up to one thousand rupees. For a second or subsequent offence, the fine can go up to two thousand rupees.

Official Text

Whoever drives a motor vehicle in any public place when he is to his knowledge suffering from any disease or disability calculated to cause his driving of the vehicle to be a source of danger to the public, shall be punishable for the first offence with fine which may extend to 1[one thousand rupees] and for a second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend to 2[two thousand rupees].

Referred to by

• Motor Vehicles Act §188 — Punishment for abetment of certain offences
• Motor Vehicles Act §200 — Composition of certain offences

Related Judgments

• S. RAJASEEKARAN vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• MUKUND DEWANGAN vs ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. ETC — Supreme Court of India (2016)
• Shri Kadar Sattar Solanki. vs The State of Maharashtra & Others., .., –, Shri Ganesh Gole for the Pe — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2012)