Overspeeding

Driving a motor vehicle in contravention of the speed limits prescribed, is punishable with fine which may extend to four hundred rupees, or, if having been previously convicted of an offence under this sub-section with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. Under the proposed Amendment Bill 2016, the minimum penalty is INR 1000 for LMV and INR 2000 for Medium Passenger Vehicle.

However, no person shall be convicted of the above offence solely on the evidence of one witness to the effect that in the opinion of the witness such person was driving at a speed, which was unlawful, unless that opinion is shown to be based on an estimate obtained by the use of some mechanical device. Whether the speed is excessive or not must depend upon a number of circumstances such as condition of road, the nature of locality, the time, etc.