Motor Vehicles Act not bars Prosecuting an offenders under IPC: SC

State of Arunachal Pradesh Vs Ramchandra Rabidas @ Ratan Rabidas & Anr. (Supreme Court) A prosecution, if otherwise maintainable, would lie both under the IPC and the MV Act, since both the statutes operate with full vigour, in their own independent spheres. Even assuming that some of the provisions of the MV Act and IPC are overlapping, it cannot be said that the offences under both the statutes are incompatible. Position of law is well­ settled. This Court has consistently held that the M.V. Act,1988 is a complete code in itself in so far as motor vehicles are concerned.13 However, ther...