Composition of certain offences

Q: When did Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?

Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 200, 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.

In force From 01 Jul 1989 Act 59 of 1988 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 59 of 1988 Ministry Road Transport and Highways Enacted 14 Oct 1988 In force 01 Jul 1989 Instruments 8

Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with composition of certain offences. Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act punishable under section 177, section 177A, section 178, section 179, section 180, section 181, section 182, sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 182A, section 182B, sub-section (1) or sub-section The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.

¹[(1) Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act punishable under section 177, section 177A, section 178, section 179, section 180, section 181, section 182, sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 182A, section 182B, sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 183, clause (c) of the Explanation to section 184, section 186, section 189, sub-section (2) of section 190, section 192, section 192A, sub-section (3) of section 192B, section 194, section 194A, section 194B, section 194C, section 194D, section 194E, section 194F, section 196, section 198 and section 201, 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[Provided that the State Government may, in addition to such amount, require the offender to undertake a period of community service.]
(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:
²[Provided that notwithstanding compounding under this section, such offence shall be deemed to be a previous commission of the same offence for the purpose of determining whether a subsequent offence has been committed:
Provided further that compounding of an offence will not discharge the offender from proceedings under sub-section (4) of section 206 or the obligation to complete a driver refresher training course, or the obligation to complete community service, if applicable.]
Section 200, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).

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High Court 13 Apr 2023 KLHC010638912022

… (d) contributions from public or private institutions of organisations: (e) compounding fee collected under section 28. The Government shall contribute to the Fund every year, an amount equal to fifty per cent of the compounding fee collected in the previous year under section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988) Utilisation of the Fund- The fund shall be utilised for all or any of the following purposes, namely: (a) road safety programmes; (b) awareness programme in respect of road safety: (c) purchases of equipments connected with road safety: (d) …

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High Court 09 Feb 2023 DLHC010378712021

… Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019) is a Parliamentary legislation, the State Governments cannot pass any law/take executive action to lower the penalty/fine below that prescribed under the statutory provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, unless the assent of the president is obtained to State Law. - v) As per section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 the State Government may, by notification in the official gazette, specify such amount for compounding of certain offences. - vi) Through the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 a new section 136A has been inserted in the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 as under: (Copy thereof annexed …

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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 177A, section 178, section 179, section 180, section 181, section 182, sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 182A, section 182B, sub-section (1) or sub-section

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: MV Act 200, section 200 MV 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 177A (Penalty for contravention of regulations under section 118), section 178 (Penalty for travelling without pass or ticket and for dereliction of duty on the part of conductor and refusal to ply contract carriage, etc), section 179 (Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information), and on 24 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 4: most recently Notification Regarding Officers to Whom Authority is Conferred to Compound (2020), then Compoundable Sections under Motor Vehicle Regulations (2019), and 2 more.

When did Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?

Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 200, 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.

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