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Instructions of Challaning Officers
(Traffic Wing)
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- A motor vehicle shall be stopped for challaning only
on the commission of a visible traffic offence. A motor
vehicle can be stopped for checking of documents only
under the specific instructions of senior supervisory
officers.
- While stopping the vehicle due care shall be taken
that no hindrance is caused to the smooth flow of traffic.
The vehicle shall under no circumstances be stopped
on the road intersection/rotary.
- The challaning officer shall walk to the point where
the vehicle is stopped and shall first greet the driver
and then tell him the reasons for his vehicle having
been stopped in polite language. The driver (traffic
offender) shall be addressed as 'Sir/Madam'. The conversation
with offender should be polite and brief.
- The demand for the production of the driving licence
and other documents shall be made politely. It is the
duty of every motor vehicle driver to carry the original
driving licence at all times and produce the same on
demand by a police officer in uniform. The production
of registration certificate, permit, and fitness certificate
can be done within 14 days and the production of insurance
and pollution under control certificate within 7 days.
In case of failure to produce the driving licence, the
driver shall be challaned for the same. In case of failure
to produce the registration certificate, insurance etc.
the driver shall be given a notice (printed at S.No.
1A) to produce the same for inspection (the driving
licence shall be seized to ensure compliance to the
notice).
- The challaning officer shall seize the driving licence
of the driver under section 206 of the MV Act to ensure
appearance of the offender before the Court. In case
of failure of the driver to produce the driving licence
the registration certificate shall be seized under section
207 of the MV Act. In case the driver fails to produce
both documents the vehicle shall be impounded under
section 207. No other documents, personal bond etc shall
be seized at the time of challaning.
- When a driver is challaned he shall be permitted to
record his brief comments before signing the challan
receipt. In case the driver poses resistance to the
challan the challaning officer shall politely caution
him that this shall lead to an enhancement of the penalty
under section 179. In case the driver tries to intimidate
or influence the challaning officer in any manner the
challaning officer shall record the same on the reverse
of the original challan form and also inform the Traffic
Control Room where an entry shall be made in the log
book.
- In case the driver uses abusive language and uses
or threatens to use physical violence, the Traffic Control
Room shall be informed by the challaning officer, which
shall in turn call for a reserve officer from the Police
Station having jurisdiction for initiating legal action.
The nearest traffic interceptor shall also be directed
to reach the spot for assistance. The voice recorder
& video recorder shall be employed to record evidence
of the misbehaviour shown by the traffic offender.
- In case any physical violence is actually affected
upon the challaning officer a criminal case shall be
lodged and the Zonal Traffic Inspector shall personally
supervise the same.
- In case the driver wants to lodge a complaint against
the challaning officer he shall be politely informed
that he can lodge a complaint at the toll free traffic
helpline number 1073 and ask for his complaint number.
He shall also be informed that he can contest against
the challan by appearing in the court on the date and
time mentioned by the challaning officer on the challan
form. The challaning officer shall promptly give his
name and belt number to the driver wanting to know the
same.
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