Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 · Chapter XIII: Offences, Penalties and Procedure
Section 179: Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information
(1) Whoever wilfully disobeys any direction lawfully given by any person or authority empowered under this Act to give such direction, or obstructs any person or authority in the discharge of any functions which such person or authority is required or empowered under this Act to discharge, shall, if no other penalty is provided for the offence be [liable to penalty] which may extend to [two thousand rupees].
(2) Whoever, being required by or under this Act to supply any information, wilfully withholds such information or gives information which he known to be false or which he does not believe to be true, shall, if no other penalty is [provided for the contravention, be liable to penalty which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but which may extend to two thousand rupees].
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