The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
(MVA 1988)
Use of horns and silence zones.
Chapter 13: OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
Section: 194F
Whoever—
(a) while driving a motor vehicle—
(i) sounds the horn needlessly or continuously or more than necessary to ensure safety, or
(ii) sounds the horn in an area with a traffic sign prohibiting the use of a horn, or
(b) drives a motor vehicle which makes use of a cut-out by which exhaust gases are released other than through the silencer,
shall be punishable with a fine of one thousand rupees and for a second or subsequent offence with a fine of two thousand rupees.]
