Stuck In A Nakabandi? What Should You Do? The Perfect Bike Document Checklist!

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Stuck In A Nakabandi? What Should You Do? The
Perfect Bike Document Checklist!
Getting stuck up in a Nakabandi is not newweve
all faced this and it helps keep the law
enforced by our police force. Awareness of the
bike documents checklist can save the day for
you and let you pass through breezily. Let us
now understand the logic behind the Nakabandi and
what you should do in case you are stuck up. It
is the duty and responsibility of the police to
maintain law and order. This can entail setting
up roadblocks or Nakabandi as they refer to in
the colloquial language to check the vehicles at
random. Now, the question arises as to what you
should do what bike documents checklist you
should take care off when stuck up at a
Nakabandi. We shall see how to tackle the
situation in the smoothest manner
possible. Bikers dont achieve anything by
dodging the police. After all, the purpose of
the Nakabandi is to ensure safety only. Instead
of running away, one should cooperate with
police in understanding spreading awareness
about traffic safety precautions. Documents
verification is major part of checking by police
in addition to check for driving without helmet
and other traffic offences. If you have all the
answers, youll be let to go on your business. No
fines, no problems. Ignorance is never an
excuse Every law-abiding citizen is bound to
know the law. Ignorance of the rules is never an
excuse. Hence, it is better to know the powers
vested in a traffic police official. It is also
important to know your rights so that no one
short- changes you in any way. Let us see what
the police officer can do in a Nakabandi.
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The Motor Vehicles Act empowers the traffic
police officer to check your vehicle documents
such as registration certificate, insurance
policy, PUC certificate, and your personal
documents like driving license at any
time. Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act is
very clear when it states that you should
produce the documents in front of a traffic
police officer when demanded. This is where your
rights come in. Note that the Act requires you
to produce the documents on demand and not hand
it over. If the situation demands to hand over
the documents, you have the right to demand a
receipt for the same. The police are duty bound
to accede to this demand. The Motor Vehicles Act
empowers the traffic officer to inspect the
documents so produced before him and penalise
you in case of any shortcomings/defects in the
documents so produced. The traffic police
officer has the rights to impound your driving
licence and other vehicle documents in case the
situation demands the same. The transport police
official has the right to ask you to subject to a
breath analyser test in case he suspects you are
driving under the influence of alcohol. The
police officer on duty and in uniform has the
powers to arrest you in case you are driving
dangerously or under the influence of alcohol.
Note that he does not require a warrant to do
so. What should you do when confronted by a
traffic police officer at a Nakabandi? The first
thing you should do is smile, greet them (theyre
standing in the heat and pollution, so a little
kindness goes a long way) and to obey their
instructions and park your vehicle in a safe
corner. You should produce all the documents
demanded by the traffic police officer. He has
the right to do the bike insurance check.
Normally, he asks for the driving licence and
the other vehicle documents. If all the documents
are in order, there is no need to worry at
all. Never argue with a traffic policeman. There
are offences that you commit unknowingly. It is
better to explain to the traffic official the
genuine reason
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• behind breaking a rule if at all. The laws
  stipulate that both the rider and the pillion
  rider should wear helmets. Similarly, you cannot
  have more than one pillion rider on your bike.
  These are offences and you have to pay the
  requisite fines as listed out in the Motor
  Vehicles Act.
• In case the traffic constable confiscates your
  licence, you can compound the offence by paying
  the requisite fine to the jurisdictional police
  officer. In case the confiscating officer is of
  the rank of sub-inspector and above, you can
  compound the offence on the spot by paying the
  fine.
• The various fines you can incur for traffic
  violations at a Nakabandi
• You can have an exhaustive list of traffic fines
  at https//www.dhflinsurance.com/various-traffic-
  fines-face-motorbiker/ . Keep a copy of the
  various fines that you can incur along with your
  bike documents checklist. No one can
  short-change you in the process.
• Questions that a police officer generally asks
  you at a Nakabandi
• Show me your driving license and other vehicle
  documents.
• Why are you not wearing your helmet? (in case he
  catches you bare-headed)
• Why are you driving with more than one pillion
  rider? (in case you are riding triples)
• From where are you coming? Where do you stay?
  What are you doing at this odd hour? (in case it
  is past normal driving hours)
• Things that the traffic police cannot do
• They cannot take out the keys of your vehicle
  illegally.
• The police officer can penalise you only if he is
  in the possession of a challan book or e-challan
  machine.
• Traffic constables cannot ask for spot fines. You
  need a policeman of the rank
• of ASI or above to fine you on the spot.
• In case you are a woman, you can ask for a lady
  constable if you are stuck up after 6.30 in the
  evening.

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• Bike Documents checklist
• You should be able to produce the following
  documents in original.
• Driving licence
• PUC Certificate
• You are allowed to carry the copies of the RC
  book and insurance. Today, you have facilities
  of storing them in a digital format. If you are
  able to produce them digitally, the police
  officer has to accept them as genuine.
• One should always carry a valid and effective
  driving license. Do ensure that your license is
  not expired and it is valid for the class of
  vehicle you are driving. You can renew your
  license within 30 days of its expiry. New MV rule
  will allow you to do so for renewal within a
  year of expiry.
• The registration validity of a vehicle is 15
  years. Do ensure that your registration is
  valid. In case your vehicle is more than 15 years
  old then do get the renewal of registration done
  from transport authority by paying applicable
  fees and producing vehicle for inspection.
• It is always better to have your bike documents
  checklist along with you. In this way, you will
  be able to keep track of the documents produced
  before the police officer. Have the bike
  insurance in force. The bike insurance cost is
  not very high. The fine that you have to pay in
  case you do not have the insurance policy is
  higher than the annual premium.
• Having these bike documents checklist in order
  can help you sail through every police Nakabandi
  with ease.