PUNE: The state government will soon issue a notification that prescribes specific fine amounts for traffic offences that were not linked to an exact figure by the amended Motor Vehicles (MV) Act, 2019.
Transport commissioner Shekhar Channe on Sunday said until such a notification was issued, certain offences would continue having the old fines that were prescribed under the old MV Act of 1988.
Channe, however, said fine amounts that have been clearly set by the amended MV Act, would come into force from Sunday itself.
Two examples that illustrate this are drunk-driving and driving without a licence. The fine for driving without a licence has been set at Rs 5,000, up from Rs500. But drunk-driving can attract a fine of “up to” Rs 10,000 under the new Act if it’s a first-time offence.
“Certain offences listed in the amended Act has a range in the fines. It’s in such cases that the state government will fix the specific amount that can be collected from offenders. The amended MV Act, however, is applicable in the state,” Channe added.
A transport official, who did not wish to be named, said: “For dangerous driving too, the amended MV Act has a fine in the range of Rs1,000 to Rs5,000 if it’s a first-time offence. For such offences, the state government will decide the exact fine amount, within the prescribed range.”
The official added, “There are some other offences that carry both fines and jail terms. A notification related to the compounding fee will be issued by the state government within a few days.”
An official from Pune RTO said they were still unclear about the notification. “We are unclear about the state government’s notification on specific fines. If it says new fines for some offences will be applicable from a certain date, we will start enforcing it from the mentioned date. However, until the notification comes, motorists caught under such offences will be charged the old fine amounts,” the official said.
Transport commissioner Shekhar Channe on Sunday said until such a notification was issued, certain offences would continue having the old fines that were prescribed under the old MV Act of 1988.
Channe, however, said fine amounts that have been clearly set by the amended MV Act, would come into force from Sunday itself.
Two examples that illustrate this are drunk-driving and driving without a licence. The fine for driving without a licence has been set at Rs 5,000, up from Rs500. But drunk-driving can attract a fine of “up to” Rs 10,000 under the new Act if it’s a first-time offence.
“Certain offences listed in the amended Act has a range in the fines. It’s in such cases that the state government will fix the specific amount that can be collected from offenders. The amended MV Act, however, is applicable in the state,” Channe added.
A transport official, who did not wish to be named, said: “For dangerous driving too, the amended MV Act has a fine in the range of Rs1,000 to Rs5,000 if it’s a first-time offence. For such offences, the state government will decide the exact fine amount, within the prescribed range.”
The official added, “There are some other offences that carry both fines and jail terms. A notification related to the compounding fee will be issued by the state government within a few days.”
An official from Pune RTO said they were still unclear about the notification. “We are unclear about the state government’s notification on specific fines. If it says new fines for some offences will be applicable from a certain date, we will start enforcing it from the mentioned date. However, until the notification comes, motorists caught under such offences will be charged the old fine amounts,” the official said.
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