21RRR/177 MV Act – Blowing Of Pressure Horn
21RRR/177 MV Act Fine – 500 (five hundred rupees)
21 The Rules of the Road Regulations, 1989 – Use of horns and Silence Zones.
A driver of a vehicle shall not:
(i) sound the horn needlessly or continuously or more than necessary to ensure safety;
(ii) sound the horn in silence zones;
(iii) make use of a cut-out by which exhaust gases are released other than through the silencer;
(iv) fit or use any multitoned horn giving a harsh, shrill, loud or alarming noise;
(v) drive a vehicle creating undue noise when in motion;
(vi) drive a vehicle with a muffler causing alarming sound.
Section 177 of MV Act 1988 :- General provision for punishment of offences —
Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule, regulation or notification made thereunder shall, if no penalty is provided for the offence be punishable for the first offence with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and for any second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend to one thousand and five hundred rupees.