Challan guide · Section 130 (penalty under Section 177)
Not producing documents on demand
If the driver cannot produce the documents an officer asks for, the general penalty under Section 177 applies: ₹500 for a first offence and ₹1,500 for a repeat. States can set different compounding amounts, so the amount on your challan may differ from the Act amount shown here.
- Section
- Section 130 (penalty under Section 177)
- First offence
- ₹500
- Repeat offence
- ₹1,500
- Usually detected by
- Officer device
The rule and the penalty
What the Act says
Section 130 requires the driver to produce his licence and the vehicle's documents on demand. Documents in DigiLocker or mParivahan are accepted as valid.
If the driver cannot produce the documents an officer asks for, the general penalty under Section 177 applies: ₹500 for a first offence and ₹1,500 for a repeat. The fine is small, but a truck that cannot show its papers can be held until they arrive. RC, licence, insurance and PUC in DigiLocker or mParivahan are accepted as valid, so a phone with the right documents ends most of these stops.
| Offence | Motor Vehicles Act amount |
|---|---|
| First | ₹500 |
| Repeat | ₹1,500 |
| Section | Section 130 (penalty under Section 177) |
| Who usually pays | Usually the owner, since the office is responsible for giving the driver the papers. |
States can set different compounding amounts, so the amount on your challan may differ from the Act amount shown here. The challan itself shows the section and the amount charged. Last checked 12 Nov 2026.
How it is detected
How to check and pay it
At a checkpoint or stop, when the driver cannot produce the licence, RC, insurance, fitness, permit or PUC the officer asks for.
- 1
Open the Parivahan e-Challan website (echallan.parivahan.gov.in) or your state traffic police's e-challan page, and choose to check challan status.
- 2
Search by vehicle number, challan number or driving licence number. Search by vehicle number to see every challan on the truck, whoever was driving.
- 3
Open each challan and check the date, time, place, section and the photograph or officer details against your trip log and the driver on duty.
- 4
If the challan is correct, pay it online by UPI, card or net banking and save the receipt with the challan number.
- 5
If it has been sent to a virtual court, pay or contest it there through the virtual courts portal (vcourts.gov.in) before the date shown.
- 6
If it is wrong, raise a grievance with the issuing authority with your evidence, such as the trip log or GPS record, before the deadline on the challan.
- 7
Recheck after a few days that the challan shows as paid or disposed. Pending challans can hold up RTO services for the vehicle.
How to avoid it
Stop it before the camera does
- Give every driver a single link or QR code with every current document for the truck he is driving today.
- Get drivers to keep their own licence in DigiLocker or mParivahan.
- When a truck changes driver, make sure the documents follow the truck, not the old driver.
New since yesterday's check
Not producing documents on demand
- Vehicle
- MH 04 II 8820
- Section
- Section 130
- Act amount
- ₹500
- Issued
- 10 Nov 2026, Mumbai-Nashik Highway, Thane
- Detected by
- Officer device
PRACHSO checks every vehicle for new e-challans daily and puts each one on the driver who was on duty, with payment and virtual court status tracked to the end. How the Challan Desk works.
Questions about this challan
States can set different compounding amounts, so the amount on your challan may differ from the Act amount shown here.
What is the fine for not carrying documents?
₹500 for a first offence and ₹1,500 for a repeat under Section 177, the general penalty, for failing to produce documents under Section 130. States can set different compounding amounts.
Are DigiLocker documents accepted at a checkpoint?
Yes. RC, licence, insurance and PUC held in DigiLocker or mParivahan are accepted as valid, following MoRTH's advisory and the CMVR amendment on electronic documents.
Is a photo of the RC on WhatsApp accepted?
A photo or photocopy is not the same as a document in DigiLocker or mParivahan. Use those, or carry the originals.
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