The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
126.
Stationary vehicles.
No person
driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause or allow the vehicle to
remain stationary in any public place, unless there is in the driver's seat a
person duly licensed to drive the vehicle or unless the mechanism has been
stopped and a brake or brakes applied or such other measures taken as to
ensure that the vehicle cannot accidentally be put in motion in the absence
of the driver.