The Transport department has notified the amendment to Section 177A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as Amended by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023.
The offences under section 177A were not included in the compoundable offences under section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, prior to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023.
While the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, Section I77A is made compoundable offence by amending Section 200 of the MV Act 1988.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways had, vide Notification No. S.O 227(E) Dated 13th January 2025, as the date on which the enactment mentioned at Sl. No. 26 of the Schedule to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 was to come into force.
Therefore, in the interest of public safety, the Section I77A shall be rendered as a compoundable offence under Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and all the Officers empowered by the State Government vide Notification No.TPT/MV/09/2019, dated 12/11/2020, for compounding offences for violations under Section II7A.
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