Motor Vehicles Act Section 187 — Punishment for offences relating to accident

Summary

A person who fails to comply with the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 132, or section 133, or section 134, is punishable with imprisonment for up to six months, or a fine of up to five thousand rupees, or both.

If that person has been previously convicted of an offence under this section and is again convicted of an offence under this section, the punishment increases to imprisonment for up to one year, or a fine of up to ten thousand rupees, or both.

Official Text

Whoever fails to comply with the provisions of clause 3[(a)] of sub-section (1) of section 132 or section 133 or section 134 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 4[six months], or with fine 5[of five thousand rupees], or with both or, if having been previously convicted of an offence under this section, he is again convicted of an offence under this section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6[one year], or with fine 7[of ten thousand rupees], or with both.

Sections referred to

• Motor Vehicles Act §132 — Duty of driver to stop in certain cases
• Motor Vehicles Act §133 — Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information
• Motor Vehicles Act §134 — Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a person

Related Judgments

• STATE TR. P.S. LODHI COLONY, NEW DELHI vs SANJEEV NANDA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• GURU BASAVARAJ @ BEENE SETTAPPA vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH vs RAMCHANDRA RABIDAS @ RATAN RABIDAS & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2019)
• S. RAJASEEKARAN vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• BASAPPA vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — Supreme Court of India (2014)