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The Motor Vehicles Act

Composition of certain offences

In force Act 59 of 1988 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 59 of 1988 Instruments 1

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Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act deals with composition of certain offences. Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act punishable under section 177, section 178, section 179, section 180, section 181, section 182, sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 183, section 184, section 186, [section 189, sub-section (2) of section190];

(1) Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act punishable under section 177, section 178, section 179, section 180, section 181, section 182, sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 183, section 184, section 186, [section 189, sub-section (2) of section190]; section 191, section 192, section 194, section 196 or section 198 may either before or after the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by such officers or authorities and for such amount as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf.

(2) Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of such offence.

Section 200, The Motor Vehicles Act (Act 59 of 1988).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 177 General provision for punishment of offences
  2. s. 178
  3. s. 179 Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information
  4. s. 180 Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles
  5. s. 181 Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4
  6. s. 182 Offences relating to licences
  7. s. 183 Driving at excessive speed, etc
  8. s. 184 Driving dangerously
  9. s. 186 Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive
  10. s. 189 Racing and trails of speed
  11. s. 191 Sale of vehicle in or alteration of vehicle to condition contravening this Act
  12. s. 194 Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight
  13. s. 196 Driving uninsured vehicle
  14. s. 198 Unauthorised interference with vehicle

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 200

What does Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Composition of certain offences". Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act punishable under section 177, section 178, section 179, section 180, section 181, section 182, sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 183, section 184, section 186, [section 189, sub-section (2) of section190];

How do I find court cases under Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Motor Vehicles Act 200, section 200 Motor Vehicles Act, section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 177 (General provision for punishment of offences), section 178, section 179 (Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information), section 180 (Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles), and on 10 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Haryana Road Safety Fund Rules, 2018 (2018).

When was the Motor Vehicles Act enacted?

Motor Vehicles Act was enacted in 1988 as Act 59 of 1988. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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