Latest News : Traffic Fines 2019 || Traffic Fines in India || HIKE in Traffic fine Challan

Latest News : Traffic Fines 2019 || Traffic Fines in India || HIKE in Traffic fine Challan

Offence	New Penalty (From September 2019)	Old Penalty
General	First-Time Offence: Rs.500 Second-Time Offence: Rs.1,500	First-Time Offence: Rs.100 Second-Time Offence: Rs.300
Violation of Road Rules	Rs.500 to Rs.1,000	Nil
Ticket less Travel	Rs.500	Rs.200
Disobeying orders from the Authorities and Refusing to Share Information	Rs.2,000	Rs.500
Driving an Unauthorized Vehicle without License	Rs.5,000	Rs.1,000
Driving Without License	Rs.5,000	Rs.500
Driving Regardless of Disqualification	Rs.10,000	Rs.500
Over-Speeding	Light Motor Vehicle: Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 Medium Passenger or Goods Vehicle: Rs.2,000 to Rs.4,000 and impounding of DL for the Subsequent or Second-Time Offence.	Rs.400
Dangerous / Rash Driving	First-Time Offence: Imprisonment of 6 Months to 1 Year and/or Fine of Rs.1,000 to Rs.5,000 Second-Time Offence: Imprisonment of up to 2 years and/or Fine up to Rs.10,000.	Nil
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Intoxicating Substance	First-Time Offence: Rs.10,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 6 months. Second-Time Offence: Rs.15,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 2 years.	Rs.2,000
Oversized Vehicles	Rs.5,000	Nil
Driving When Mentally/Physically Unfit	First-Time Offence: Rs.1,000 Second-Time Offence: Rs.2,000 Second-Time Offence: Rs.2,000	First-Time Offence:Rs.200 Second-Time Offence:Rs.500
Accident Related Offences	First-Time Offence: Rs.5,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 6 months. Second-Time Offence: Rs,10,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 1 Year.	Nil
Driving Uninsured Vehicle (without Insurance)	First-Time Offence: Rs.2,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 3 months. Second-Time Offence: Rs.4,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 3 months.	Rs.1,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 3 months.
Racing and Speeding	First-Time Offence: Rs.5,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 3 months. Second-Time Offence: Rs.10,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 1 year.	Rs.500
Vehicle Without Permit	Rs.10,000 and/or Imprisonment of up to 6 months.	Up to Rs.5,000
Aggregators (Violations of Licensing Conditions)	Rs.25,000 to Rs.1 lakh	Nil
Overloading	Rs.20,000 and Rs.2,000 per extra tonne	Rs.2,000 and Rs.1,000 per extra tonne
Overloading of Passengers	Rs.1,000 per extra passenger	Nil
Not Wearing Seatbelt	Rs.1,000	Rs.100
Overloading of Two-Wheelers	Rs.2,000 and Disqualification of License for 3 months	Rs.100
Not Wearing Helmet	Rs.1,000 and Disqualification of License for 3 months	Rs.100
Not Providing Way for Emergency Vehicles	Rs.10,000 and/or Imprisonment of 6 months	Nil
Offences by Juveniles	Rs.25,000 with Imprisonment of 3 years for which the Guardian / Owner shall be deemed to be guilty.	Nil
Power of Officers to Impound Documents	Suspension of DL under Section 183, 184, 185, 189, 190, 194C, 194D, 194E	Nil
Offences Committed by Enforcing Officers	Double the Penalty under Relevant Section	Nil

Breaking the law in any sense is bound to attract punishment. The severity of this punishment depends upon the nature of the committed offence. With regards to breaking traffic rules, citizens can be asked to pay a fine, serve a jail term or face disqualification in the form of a ban from driving any vehicle.
The fine amount is updated every few years to curb the violation of rules. Breaking traffic rules in India can lead to accidents and even death in severe cases. Let’s take a look at the updated list of penalties for traffic violations in India.