Production of certain certificates, licence and permit in certain cases
Section 158 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with production of certain certificates, licence and permit in certain cases. [Production of certain certificates, licence and permit in certain cases. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
[Production of certain certificates, licence and permit in certain cases. --(1) Any person driving a motor vehicle in any public place shall, on being so required by a police officer in uniform authorised in this behalf by the State Government, produce.
(a) the certificate of insurance;
(b) the certificate of registration;
(c) the pollution under control certificate;
(d) the driving licence;
(e) in the case of a transport vehicle, also the certificate of fitness referred to in section 56, and the permit; and
(f) any certificate or authorisation of exemption that has been granted under this Act, relating to the use of the vehicle.
(2) Where, owing to the presence of a motor vehicle in a public place, an accident occurs involving death or bodily injury to another person, if the driver of the vehicle does not at that time produce the required certificate, driving licence and permit referred to in sub-section (1) to a police officer, he or the owner shall produce the said certificates, licence and permit at the police station at which the driver makes the report required by section 134.
(3) No person shall be liable to conviction for offences under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) by reason of the failure to produce the required certificate if, within seven days from the date on which its production was required under sub-section (1), or as the case may be, from the date of occurrence of the accident, he produces the certificate at such police station as may have been specified by him to the police officer who required its production or, as the case may be, to the police officer at the site of the accident or to the officer-in-charge of the police station at which he reported the accident:
Provided that except to such extent and with such modifications as may be prescribed, the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply to the driver of a transport vehicle.
(4) The owner of a motor vehicle shall give such information as he may be required by or on behalf of a police officer empowered in this behalf by the State Government for the purpose of determining whether the vehicle was or was not being driven in contravention of section 146 and on any occasion when the driver was required under this section to produce the certificate of insurance.
(5) In this section, the expression "produce the certificate of insurance" means production for examination the relevant certificate of insurance or such other evidence as may be prescribed to prove that the vehicle was not being driven in contravention of section 146.]
Section 158, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Ram Singh vs Tata Aig Insaurance Company
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
When injured parties in a motor accident claims petition cannot be served through ordinary process due to having left the jurisdiction and their whereabouts being unknown, and when they demonstrate lack of interest in pursuing the claim, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal may dispose of the case by consigning the file to records, as continuation of proceedings becomes impossible and futile.
On this section: Governs the jurisdiction and procedure of Motor Accident Claims Tribunals in hearing and deciding claims for compensation arising from motor accidents
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 158
What have the courts held on Section 158 of the Motor Vehicles Act?
Ram Singh vs Tata Aig Insaurance Company (31 Jul 2026) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Governs the jurisdiction and procedure of Motor Accident Claims Tribunals in hearing and deciding claims for compensation arising from motor accidents.
How do I find court cases under Section 158 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: MV Act 158, section 158 MV Act, section 158 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Ram Singh vs Tata Aig Insaurance Company (31 Jul 2026).
What should I read with Section 158 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 56 (Certificate of fitness of transport vehicles), section 134 (Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a person), section 146 (Necessity for insurance against third party risk), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently draft GSR 528(E) dated 2nd August 2021 Claims Tribunal investigation (2021).
When did Section 158 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 158 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 158, came into force on 01 Jul 1989, having been enacted on 14 Oct 1988. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1948 words
- 88. Validation of permits for use outside region in which granted1560 words
- 51. Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire-purchase agreement, etc1199 words
- 150. Duty of insurers to satisfy judgments and awards against persons insured in respect of third party risks1102 words
- 96. Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this Chapter995 words
- 72. Grant of stage carriage permits868 words
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