 bill no  xxv of  2013 the motor vehicles (amendment) bill, 2013 a bill further to amend the motor vehicles act, 1988be  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the motor vehicles (amendment) act, 2013short  title  and commencement(2) it shall come into force at onceamendment of section 18359 of 198852 in the motor vehicles act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), in section 183 for sub-sections (1) and (2), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely,—10"(1) whoever drives a motor vehicle in contravention of the speed limits referred to in section 112 shall be punishable for the first offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand, or with both, and for any second or subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to rupees ten thousand, or with both and if such an act results in the death of any person, the convict shall be punished with life imprisonment5(2) whoever causes any person who is employed by him or is subject to his control to drive a motor vehicle in contravention of the speed limits referred to in section 112 shall be punishable for the first offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand, or with both, and for any second or subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to rupees ten thousand, or with both and if such an act results in the death of any person, the convict shall be punished with life imprisonment" 3 in section 184 of the principal act,—amendment of section 18410(a) for the words "imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months orwith fine which may extend to one thousand rupees", the words, "imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees" shall be substituted;15(b) for the words, "imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both", the words, "imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both and if such an act results in the death of any person, the convict shall be punished with life imprisonment" shall be substituted 4 in section 185 of the principal act,—amendment of section 18520(a) for the words "imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months orwith fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both", the words, "imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both" shall be substituted;25(b) for the words, "imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees, or with both", the words, "imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both and if such an act results in the death of any person, the convict shall be punished with life imprisonment" shall be substituted30amendment of section 1865  in section 186 of the principal act, for the words "with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees and for a second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees", the words," with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees and for  a second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and if such an act results in the death of any person, the convict shall be punished with life imprisonment" shall be substituted6 after section 186 of the principal  act, the following shall be inserted, namely,—35insertion of new section 186a40punishment for not wearing protective head gear"186a whoever fails to comply with the provisions of section 129 shall be punishable for the first offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to rupees two thousand, or with both, and for any second or subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand, or with both" statement of objects and reasonsthere has been a sharp  rise in the number of two wheelers on the roads the majority of them are high end bikes capable of attaining high speeds in short time in the majority of the accidents involving the two-wheelers, it has been observed that the fatality could have been avoided, if the drivers and companion had been wearing helmets it is very strange that though the people purchase expensive bikes, yet they are not ready to invest in purchasing a helmet which can save lives in an accident in this connection, the deterrence provided by way of fine in the motor vehicles act, 1988 is too low and has filed to instill discipline among the two-wheeler drivers regarding compulsory wearing of helmets while drivingsimilarly, there has been a sharp increase in the number of other four wheeler vehicles on the roads the new vehicles coming on the roads are again capable of reaching high speeds in seconds, which at times pose great danger to other vehicles and pedestrians as well who also use roads at the same time the owners of these high end vehicles are elite and affluent who drive these vehicles dangerously specially after consuming alcohal as for them the punishment provided in the motor vehicles act, 1988 is meagre and thus does not act as an effective deterrentthe offences of causing death by rash and negligenc driving are a matter of grave public concern and are among the most difficult cases for courts to decide quantum of imprisonment  there is a growing perception among public that punishment in such cases which come after a long time, is very lenient thus, it is felt that the fine and punishment in the motor vehciles act, 1988 for offences of driving two wheelers without helmets, causing death by rash and dangerous driving or driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicants may be raised substantially so that besides being more deterrent it can instill a sense of discipline among the drivershence this billmansukh  l mandaviya annexure extracts from the motor vehicles act, 1988 (59 of 1988) chapter xiii offences, penalties and proceduredriving at excessive speed, etc183 (1) whoever drive a motor vehicle in contravention of the speed limits referred to in section 112 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to four hundred rupees, or, if having been previously convicted of an offence under this sub-section is again convicted of an offence under this sub-section, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees(2) whoever  casues any person who is employed by him or is subject to his control in driving to drive a motor vehicle in contravention of the speed limits referred  to in section 112 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees, or, if having been previously convicted of an offence under this sub-section, is again convicted of an offence under this sub-section, with fine which may extend to five hundred rupeesdriving dangerously184 whoever drives a motor vehicle at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances of the case including the nature, condition and use of  the place where the vehicle is driven and the amount of traffic which actually is at the time or which might reasonably be expected to be in the place, shall be punishable for the first offence with imprisonment of a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, and for any second or subsequent offence if committed within three years of the commission of a previous similar offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both185 whoever, while driving, or attempting to drive, a motor vehicle ,—(a) has, in his blood, alcohol exceeding 30 mg per 100 ml of  blood detected in a test by a breath analyser, or driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs (b) is under this influence of a drug to such an extend as to be incapable of exercising proper control over the vehicle, shall be punishable for the first offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both; and for a second or subsequent offence, if committed within three years of the commission of the previous similar offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years , or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees, or with bothexplanation— for  the purposes of this section, the drug or drugs specified by the central government in this behalf, by notification in the official gazette, shall be deemed to render a person incapable of exercising proper control over a motor vehicledriving when mentally or physically unfit to drive186 whoever drives a motor vehicle in any public place when he is to his knowledge suffering from any disease or disability calculated to casue his driving of the vehicle to be a source of danger to the public, shall be punishable for the first offence with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees and for a second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees      rajya  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the motor vehicles act, 1988————(shri mansukh l mandaviya, mp)gmgipmrnd—1071rs(s4)—11072014