Abetment of offences under sections 184-186 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is punishable with:

Section 188 links abetment of sections 184, 185 and 186 to the sanction provided for the particular offence abetted. It does not prescribe a universal fractional or fixed sanction. As section 186 now uses a penalty rather than a fine, that amended underlying provision must be read when applying the cross-reference.