Bangalore traffic fines are issued mostly as e-challans by the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP). You can check and pay them online or in person through official channels, and you should never pay through a link or site you cannot confirm is official.
This page explains the official places to check and pay Bengaluru traffic fines, how RTO (transport department) fines are different, what we could and could not confirm for Mysuru, and a dated record of Karnataka's past 50% discount schemes. The penalty amounts themselves come from the Motor Vehicles Act and are listed on our traffic fines page.
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How to check Bangalore traffic fines online
These are the official places to check pending fines:
- Bengaluru Traffic Police website: bangaloretrafficpolice.gov.in. A redesigned BTP website launched on 20 December 2024, built by the Centre for e-Governance, Karnataka, lets people report violations, pay or dispute challans, and see a real-time traffic map (as reported by Deccan Herald).
- National eChallan portal: the check challan status page lets you search by challan number, vehicle number or DL number.
- KarnatakaOne: the KarnatakaOne site lists a "Collection of Fine For Traffic Violation" service and a Bangalore Police Services page.
- Keep your vehicle number ready. Searches are usually by vehicle number, and the BTP site has been reported to verify your phone with an OTP first.
- Open an official site. Type the address yourself rather than tapping a link in an SMS or WhatsApp message.
- Check each challan. Make sure the vehicle number, date, place and offence match before you pay.
- Pay or dispute. Pay online, or use the dispute option if a challan looks wrong.
- Save the receipt. Keep a screenshot or PDF of the payment confirmation.
Ways to pay Bangalore traffic fines
News reports in 2025 and 2026 listed these channels for paying BTP fines:
- The BTP website's "Pay Traffic Fine" option: verify your phone by OTP, search by vehicle number and pay online (India TV, August 2025).
- The Karnataka State Police (KSP) app and the BTP ASTraM app.
- Traffic police stations and the Traffic Management Centre.
- KarnatakaOne and BangaloreOne websites and centres.
A 2023 report also said Paytm was accepted for BTP fines. Payment options can change, so confirm on the BTP website before you pay.
Fake challan messages and look-alike payment sites exist. A genuine payment page will be on an official government domain or an app published by the Karnataka government or police.
RTO fines are different from police e-challans
Not every fine in Karnataka is a police e-challan. Cases booked by the transport department (RTO) work differently. In November 2025 the Transport Commissioner said, as reported by Deccan Herald, that RTO fines must be paid in person at the RTO, and that the Karnataka transport department does not issue e-challans or take online payment for them.
So if your case was booked by an RTO inspector rather than the traffic police, visit the RTO that booked it. The Karnataka Transport Department's website is transport.karnataka.gov.in. For licence services in the state, see our guide to driving licence karnataka.
Mysore traffic fines: what we could confirm
Many people search for a way to check Mysore traffic fines online with a photo. We could not find a current official Mysuru City Traffic Police page for checking or paying fines, so we cannot point you to one or describe a photo feature.
What we can say:
- The national eChallan check challan status page allows searches by challan, vehicle or DL number.
- In June 2026, reports on the statewide rebate mentioned payment through the KSP app and KarnatakaOne centres.
- A 2016 Deccan Herald report said Mysuru fines could be paid at Mysore One centres with a ₹5 service charge. That report is old and may no longer apply.
If you are unsure where a Mysuru challan can be paid, ask at a Mysuru traffic police station and avoid third-party sites that ask for payment.
Bangalore traffic fines 50% discount: past windows (dated news)
Karnataka has run several time-limited 50% rebate schemes on pending traffic fines. All of them were for fixed dates and have ended. The details below come from news reports; we did not read the government orders themselves.
| Window | Dates as reported | Who it covered |
|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | 3 to 11 February 2023, until the Lok Adalat of 11 February 2023 | Pending e-challans |
| March 2023 extension | 15 days from 4 March 2023 | Cases booked before 11 February 2023 |
| July to September 2023 | Notification of 5 July 2023, valid until 9 September 2023 | E-challans registered before 11 February 2023 |
| August to September 2025 | Announced 20 August 2025; ran until 12 September 2025 (reports give the start as 21, 23 or 24 August) | E-challans |
| November to December 2025 | Until 12 December 2025 | Described as the fifth such rebate; also covered RTO cases from 1991-92 to 2019-20; excluded pending tax dues |
| June to July 2026 | 21 June to 10 July 2026 | Police e-challans registered before May 2026 and Transport Department cases from 1991 to 2022; 12 special counters in Bengaluru |
On the first day of the August 2025 window, BTP collected ₹4.18 crore, according to Deccan Herald. The June 2026 order was issued by the Under Secretary, Transport Department.
As of 16 October 2026, no 50% discount on Karnataka traffic fines is known to be running. The last window ended on 10 July 2026. If you see a message offering a discount, check the BTP website or official government announcements before paying anything.
Lok Adalat and pending traffic fines
The first 50% concession in February 2023 was linked to a Lok Adalat. It followed a meeting on 27 January 2023 chaired by Justice B Veerappa of the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, and it ran until the Lok Adalat on 11 February 2023 (Deccan Herald).
Later windows were announced as separate time-limited schemes. If your fine is pending in court, the procedure depends on the court, so ask at the court or traffic police station concerned.
How much are traffic fines in Karnataka?
The legal penalties come from the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, which applies across India: for example ₹1,000 for riding without a helmet (Section 194D) or driving without a seat belt (Section 194B), and ₹5,000 for driving without a licence (Section 181). The full list with section numbers is on our traffic fines page.
Under Section 200, each State notifies its own compounding amounts, so the amount collected in Karnataka can differ from the figure in the Act. We could not verify Karnataka's current compounding amounts, so check the amount shown on your challan on an official site.
The rules behind these fines are explained in our traffic rules guide.
Frequently asked questions
How can I check Bangalore traffic fines online?
Use the Bengaluru Traffic Police website, the KarnatakaOne traffic fine service, or the national eChallan portal's check challan status page, which searches by challan, vehicle or DL number.
Is the 50% discount on Bangalore traffic fines available now?
No such window is known to be running on 16 October 2026. The most recent reported window ran from 21 June to 10 July 2026 and has ended.
Can I pay RTO fines online in Karnataka?
In November 2025 the Transport Commissioner said RTO fines must be paid in person at the RTO and that the transport department does not take online payment for them, as reported by Deccan Herald.
Can I check Mysore traffic fines with a photo?
We could not find a current official Mysuru City Traffic Police page that offers this. Use the national eChallan portal or ask at a Mysuru traffic police station, and avoid unofficial sites.
Which apps can I use to pay Bengaluru traffic fines?
News reports have named the Karnataka State Police (KSP) app and the BTP ASTraM app. Confirm on the BTP website before paying.