Haryana traffic violations: 5.7 lakh lane, wrong-side cases in 9 months; 3.67 lakh overspeeding challans

PANCHKULA. More than 5.7 lakh lane and wrong-side driving violations were recorded by Haryana Police in the first nine months of 2026, while 3.67 lakh overspeeding cases were detected — a traffic enforcement tally that shows how routinely motorists are breaching basic road-safety rules.

Police recorded 3,03,435 lane-driving violations and 2,68,360 cases of driving on the wrong side between January and September. The 3,67,118 overspeeding cases take the combined count of these three categories to more than 9.38 lakh. These are detected enforcement cases and do not represent the total number of violations occurring on the roads.

The figures were presented at a traffic, road safety and pollution-control review chaired by Haryana DGP Ajay Singhal at Police Headquarters, Panchkula. Police also reported 37,332 drunken-driving cases, 77,413 vehicles without valid PUC certificates and 1,40,851 vehicles without number plates.

The enforcement data comes as Haryana has moved to the Next Gen E-Challan system, operational since June 16 in line with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification of January 20. A violation notice must reach the vehicle owner or driver within three days, followed by a 45-day window to accept or contest the challan.

There is now a clock on the police side too. A grievance must be decided within 30 days; failure to do so means it is deemed accepted. A rejected grievance can be taken to court after depositing 50% of the challan amount, while an accepted challan has to be paid within 90 days.

Pending challans can also restrict registration or driving-licence-related transactions, with the vehicle capable of being marked “Not to be Transacted” on the portal. Police can also detain vehicles under the prescribed provisions.

Singhal has directed officers to identify congestion-prone and high-risk stretches in advance through control rooms, digital mapping and Google Maps, using advance deployment and diversions rather than waiting for jams to develop.

The review also covered NCR restrictions on BS-III and below-standard vehicles. Haryana has 27 vehicle scrapping centres, where eligible owners can scrap old vehicles and avail themselves of prescribed scrap value, commercial-tax concessions and other benefits on purchase of a new vehicle.