Who has the power to issue challan and who can seize the vehicle? Know the complete rules otherwise you will get stuck

New Delhi: In Delhi, local police or traffic police teams often stop drivers for checking. Many times the police not only issue challans to those who violate the rules, but also confiscate their vehicles. In such a situation, it is very important to know who has the power to issue challan, who can seize the vehicle, what action is taken during this, in which cases the vehicle can be seized and how the seized vehicle can be released. Could.Which documents are necessary?
According to the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, the driver of a private vehicle such as car, bike, scooter must have a driving license, RC of the vehicle, insurance and Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUC). Whereas, in case of commercial and passenger vehicles, it is necessary to have fitness certificate, PSV badge issued by the transport department, permit and if the vehicle is loaded with goods, then the original documents related to its billing are also required.

What can be kept in DigiLocker?
Nowadays, many people can also use DigiLocker to keep the vehicle documents safe, but according to traffic police officials, only the vehicle’s RC, Insurance and DL can be kept in DigiLocker. It is mandatory for the driver to carry documents like PUC, Fitness, Permit and PSV Badge in the original format. Lack of any one of these documents can increase your troubles while driving.

When can the vehicle be confiscated?
– In case of private vehicle, if someone is drunk driving or driving without a license.
In case of commercial vehicles, apart from these two, there is no permit and fitness documents or violation of RC rules.
– If someone is trying to spoil law and order by creating ruckus while driving.
If a minor or unauthorized person, i.e. one who does not have a license, is caught, his/her vehicle can also be confiscated.

Who has the power to release the seized vehicles?
The vehicle seized by the local police under 66-DP Act can be released by the ACP of the concerned area after verification and deposit of challan, but the vehicle seized by the traffic police or local police under Section 207 of the MV Act. Only the magistrate of the court has the power to release the vehicles. If the charge is serious, such as drunken driving or dangerous driving, then in such cases the court can ban the accused from driving for some time or his/her driving license can be suspended for 3 to 6 months or even canceled forever. Can do.

…then the auction process happensIn many cases, no one comes to rescue the seized vehicles. This is often seen especially in the case of recovery of stolen vehicles. In case of such vehicles, police takes proclamation action. Under this, if no one comes to claim the vehicle even after 6 months of its being seized, then a notice is sent to the registered address of the owner of the vehicle. If the owner does not come even after giving notice, then the police requests the court to cancel the challan. Also, the vehicle records are checked by NCRB. After this, the process of auctioning the car is started by giving advertisements in newspapers.