The Transport Department has notified the amendment to Section 177A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as amended by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023.
Prior to this amendment, offences under Section 177A were not included among the compoundable offences under Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. With the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, Section 177A has now been made a compoundable offence by amending Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, vide Notification No. S.O. 227(E) dated 13th January 2025, specified the date on which the enactment mentioned at Sl. No. 26 of the Schedule to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, was to come into force.
In the interest of public safety, Section 177A shall now be treated as a compoundable offence under Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. All officers empowered by the State Government vide Notification No. TPT/MV/09/2019, dated 12/11/2020, are authorised to compound offences for violations under Section 177A.