Silencer Alteration : Permitted or Punishable?

Alteration in exhaust gas flowing silencer units to produce hard and shrill sound is a trend among youngsters to steal attraction of  crowd while they are riding the bikes or even cars at public place.Few such cases are visible in the case of four wheeler also.The real intention behind this trick is to get noticed  when they are riding or driving their vehicles.
The Silencer is a part of a motor vehicles,which reduce the sound of the engine produced at the time of burning of air fuel mixture inside the engine block of and Internal Combustion Engine,It is also known as Muffler.In order to dampen the sound generated during combustion proper muffler designed for the specific vehicle shall be used.
Change in the designed parameters of the muffler or change in the unit itself will create lot of sound damping problems when the vehicle is driven in public place.Such alteration is not only a deviation form original fitment of the vehicle but also illegal.
Before manufacturing of each  motor vehicle the manufacture ,submit their product for testing process in any of the testing agency,approved by Ministry of road transport and Highways.The testing agencies conduct various tests for conformity of provision of the Motor Vehicles Act and Rules as well as corresponding Automotive Industry Standards ( AIS) or in the absence of AIS ,corresponding BIS standards.When the provisions and standards are complied the agency give prototype approval for the model and the manufacture has to make vehicle according to the approval and specifications.

Punishments


If the Executive Officers detect such an offence with substantial matters,the owner may opt to compound the offence at the spot itself.In such case the Executive Officers may collect the specified compounding fees and close the charge against the accused.At the same time he is at the liberty to demand removal of the silencer and reproduction of vehicle after rectification of the defects mentioned in the charge.If the owner or person control over the vehicle will fully deny to obey the direction by dismantling the silence  the concerned registering authority may initiate cancellation of the Registration Certificate of the vehicle.

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