Drunken Driving

Driver sitting on the wheels need to be in complete consciousness and alert. The law imposes duty on the driver to not to drive the vehicle in drunken condition or under the influence of drugs. Anyone violating the obligation shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both. In case of breach of the rule for the second time or subsequently, the punishment shall be imprisonment extended up to two years or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees. Whether the driver is in drunken state or not is being detected in a test by breath analyzer or laboratory test or chemical test, therefore the onus lies on the one who alleges the same. Driving in intoxicated condition has been considered as major cause for the accident and reason for fatalities amongst the users of the road. Perhaps, in order to deter the driver to not to drive in drunken state, the proposed Amendment Bill 2016 provides for minimum penalty of INR 10,000.