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Traffic Rules

Traffic police ne mujhe roka. Woh kya maang sakte hain aur mere kya rights hain?

Simple answer

Uniform mein police aapka licence, RC, insurance aur PUC maang sakti hai, paper par ya DigiLocker/mParivahan mein. Rule todne par challan dena chahiye, electronic ya receipt ke saath. Bina receipt cash mat do, aur galat lage toh challan contest kar sakte ho.

Real-life examples

Chennai mein signal todne par Lakshmi ko roka gaya. Officer ne handheld machine se e-challan kaata aur use SMS aaya. Usne baad mein official portal se online pay kiya.

Ek officer ne Gurpreet se 'bina challan' ₹500 cash maange. Usne politely proper challan maanga aur officer ka naam aur badge number note kiya. Woh district traffic SP ya DCP se complaint bhi kar sakta hai.

Imran bina kisi driving licence ke bike chala raha tha. Aise cases mein police gaadi detain kar sakti hai, ya uski jagah RC seize karke written acknowledgement de sakti hai.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

  1. 1Safe jagah gaadi roko, engine band karo, aur calm aur polite raho.
  2. 2Paper par ya DigiLocker ya mParivahan mein documents dikhao.
  3. 3Kisi bhi fine ke liye challan maango. Pay sirf online ya official receipt par karo.
  4. 4Licence, RC ya gaadi seize ho toh written acknowledgement ya seizure memo lo.
  5. 5Officer ka naam, badge number, jagah aur time note karo.
  6. 6Rude behaviour ya rishwat maangne ki complaint traffic SP/DCP ya state police grievance portal par karo. Galat challan e-Challan portal par contest karo.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

  • Drunk ya dangerous driving karte saamne pakde gaye, ya naam-pata batane se mana kiya, toh police bina warrant arrest kar sakti hai.
  • Bina licence, registration ya zaroori permit ke drive karne par gaadi detain ho sakti hai.

Official legal reference

  • Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 130

    Uniform mein police officer maange toh licence dikhana hoga; baaki papers authorised officers ko.

  • Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 202

    Traffic offences mein uniform mein police kab bina warrant arrest kar sakti hai.

  • Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 206, 207

    Acknowledgement de kar licence ya documents seize karna, aur bina licence, registration ya permit wali gaadi detain karna.

  • Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 210B

    Enforcing authority khud offence kare toh use double penalty.

  • Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 — Rule 167

    Uniform mein police officer ya state ka authorised officer system se physical ya electronic challan issue karta hai.

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Source aur status

Kahan lagu
State ke hisaab se alag
Kaun se officers challan kaat sakte hain aur fine le sakte hain, compounding amount, aur complaint process har state khud tay karta hai. Apne state ki traffic police website ya app dekho.
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1 Sept 2019
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