Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
7[(1) Whoever drives a motor vehicle or causes or allows a motor vehicle to be driven in contravention of the provisions of section 113 or section 114 or section 115 shall be punishable with minimum fine of two thousand rupees and an additional amount of one thousand rupees per tonne of excess load, together with the liability to pay charges for off-loading of the excess load]. (2) Any driver of a vehicle who refuses to stop and submit his vehicle to weighing after being directed to do so by an officer authorised in this behalf under section 114 or removes or causes the removal of the load or part of it prior to weighing shall be punishable with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees. Corresponding Law. - Section 194 corresponds to section 124 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Objects and Reasons. - Clause 194 lays down that driving any overloaded vehicle is punishable and that refusal to stop the vehicle and submit to weighment is also punishable with fine. 7. Sub-S. (1) substituted by act 54 of 1994, S.57 (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). Prior to its substitution, sub-S. (1) read as under :- “(1) Whoever drives a motor vehicle or causes or allows a motor vehicle to be driven in contravention of the provisions of section 113 or of the conditions prescribed under that section or in contravention of any prohibition or restriction imposed under section 113 or section 115 shall be punishable for the first offence with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, and for any second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.”