Section 206 of MVA : Section 206: Power Of Police Officer To Impound Document

Explanation using Example

Imagine a scenario where a traffic police officer stops a vehicle at a routine checkpoint. The driver presents a vehicle registration certificate that appears to be tampered with. The officer, suspecting that the document might be forged (a false document as per section 464 of the Indian Penal Code), invokes Section 206(1) of The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The officer seizes the suspicious registration certificate and asks the driver to explain how he obtained such a document.

In another case, a driver is stopped for reckless driving, which is an offence under the Act. The officer believes that the driver might flee and not appear in court when su...

Login to access all pages and read more content.

To disable ads and read rest of the premium content, subscribe to KanoonGPT Pro.