Chapter XIII — OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Section 187Punishment for offences relating to accident

Section 187: Punishment for offences relating to accident

187. Punishment for offences relating to accident

Whoever fails to comply with the provisions of clause [(a)] of sub-section (1) of section 132 or section 133 or section 134 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to [six months], or with fine [of five thousand rupees], or with both or, if having been previously convicted of an offence under this section, he is again convicted of an offence under this section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to [one year], or with fine [of ten thousand rupees], or with both.

Amendment notes (5)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 1-9-2019 . Subs. by s. 70, ibid., for “(c)” (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
  2. Subs w.e.f. 1-9-2019 . Subs. by s. 70, ibid., for “three months” (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
  3. Subs w.e.f. 1-9-2019 . Subs. by s. 70, ibid., for “which may extend to five hundred rupees” (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
  4. Subs w.e.f. 1-9-2019 . Subs. by s. 70, ibid., for “six months” (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
  5. Subs w.e.f. 1-9-2019 . Subs. by s. 70, ibid., for “which may extend to one thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).