Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgement, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than one year.

Punishment for committing mischief of throwing stones, bricks, soda-bottles or any other similar

material/substance upon motor vehicles in which any person or persons are travelling :

Whoever commits or instigates, incites or otherwise abets, or intentionally allows his property for the act of committing mischief of throwing stones, bricks, soda bottles or any other similar material/substance whatsoever upon motor vehicles in which any person or persons are travelling shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees:

Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the Judgement, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than six months.

Explanation :-

For the purpose of this section “motor vehicle” shall have the same meaning as provided in clause (28) of

section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

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