You can now simply walk up to a Delhi Traffic Police official to pay your fine instead of standing in a queue. The traffic police has authorised all its prosecuting officers, in possession of e-challan machines to accept payments in lieu of fines from the general public. More than 800 officers are deployed across the Capital on a daily basis, said Muktesh Chander, Special CP (Traffic).
“Notices are issued under section 133 of the Motor Vehicle Act for various traffic violations. Presently, one is required to deposit the compounding amount at the seven cash collection centres in different parts of Delhi,” said Sharad Aggarwal, Additional CP (Operations-Traffic).
Now, instead of going to any such centre, one can contact the nearest traffic police challaning officer with an e-challan machine.
The officer will accept the compounding amount in cash and a printed receipt of the payment containing the details will be given to the person upon signing the receipt. Henceforth, the pending notices can be compounded with any challaning officer at anytime and anywhere in Delhi on all seven days of the week, Mr. Aggarwal added. According to senior police officers associated with the initiative, the step was one in the right direction for a force which has gradually come to rely heavily on issuing notices and fines on the basis of pictures and videos. “This step in an extension of our reliance on technology for prosecution,” said a police officer.
Meanwhile, replying to a question on the issue of helmets being made mandatory for women riders, the Home Minister told the Lok Sabha that as many as 1,22,523 women had been prosecuted for the offence of non-compliance to the law which was enacted on August 28 last year.
One can contact the nearest traffic police challaning officer with an e-challan machine
