Fines are simply too high. There are some emergencies you can't avoid.
A few days back, my father was admitted in the hospital after a stroke. I was informed and I rushed to the hospital. I had to take such a route which was not known to me. I asked some locals and they happily pointed out to a road which ends right in front of the hospital. It was an almost dark road with no visible road signs. Upon reaching the signal, I was stopped and asked to show my DL by the traffic police. My crime was - I was riding down a one-way lane(it was a one-way lane indeed but I didn't know that). My DL was almost snatched away even after I conveyed the gravity of the situation to them. I was advised to visit the outpost after my 'visit' to the hospital was over. I came back after 2 hr.s after admitting my father and was informed that I 'have to' cough up Rs. 400/-. I tried hard to make the in-charge understand that it was my first traffic violation and that too in case of an emergency. But all came to a zero. Just when I left, I saw something in my RVM. Two persons riding without helmets came from the same direction as I was, stood right there in the middle of the road and started chit-chatting with the cop. Nobody told him nothing. By the time the signal was green and I could move, those two person just flew away in their bike. Were the cops simply too afraid to take any actions against them?
Mentally I was not willing enough to make it an issue but my question is when a life and death scenario like this comes and anyone unwillingly makes any offense, would he/she still have to pay 2.5/5K?
I'll be ready to pay the fine if no car carrying a municipal/corporation/district/state level leader makes his/her way out through the wrong side before an ambulance. Can the people behind this type of law guarantee his/her convoy will never break traffic rules.
Sorry if I've vented out too much but that's what I feel.

Fines are simply too high. There are some emergencies you can't avoid.
Two persons riding without helmets came from the same direction as I was, stood right there in the middle of the road and started chit-chatting with the cop. Nobody told him nothing.

i am going to use my 'sunglasses spy camera' to make sure i catch a few more cops taking bribes.

does anyone know... what are the "fines" for a cop trying to take a bribe?

I guess we should all start shopping for an action cam and mount it on our helmet. We're gonna need it all the time seeing how the cops love to target 150cc and above bikes especially if the rider is fully geared up.

No need to feel sorry bro how is your father now hope he is fine now, coming to the harasement that you have been through,there is one thing which every individual of this country should know that all of us are stupid common man, we are aam janta and not any VIP hence rules are made for us only, and you are right the cop should have understood the gravity of the situation but as usual he showed his arrogance and idiotness.

strict laws are a welcome thing, but there should be strict implementation too. and these fines are way too much high.

btw, how to differentiate between over-speeding and racing.

i remember once i called the up pune police control room number to complain about a rash driver on pune mumbai expressway and they replied it is very difficult to catch him and even if we catch him how will we prove that he was driving rash. so sir if there is no accident involved, you plz take it easy and let it be...this is india.. and then i was quite disappointed.