Chapter VIII — Control Of Traffic
Section 133 — Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988)
Text of the section
Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information.—The owner of a motor vehicle, the driver or conductor of which is accused of any offence under this Act shall, on the demand of any police officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government, give all information regarding the name and address of, and the licence held by, the driver or conductor which is in his possession or could by reasonable diligence be ascertained by him.
Reproduced from the India Code text of the Act. Bracketed superscript numerals are the official footnote markers for earlier amendments.
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