A Delhi Police personnel who had hit the street drunk and even reported on duty in an inebriated state has been denied any relief from serving two days in prison. While giving the decision, a court here said that “to ensure that such public servants do not waiver from their duty, it is imperative that they are dealt with strictly”.
The convict, a head constable in Delhi Police, was last month found riding his official motorcycle in a heavily drunken state. He was intercepted and challaned.
The cop had pleaded guilty to drunken driving before a magisterial court, which sentenced him to two days in jail and slapped a fine of Rs.2,100.
While he paid the fine, the cop moved the Sessions court against the jail term but in vain.
He was denied leniency for disregarding his position with regard to the general public and having a record of turning drunk on duty too.
“The convict was not only found driving a motorbike in a heavily drunken state but also found to be drunk on duty,” Additional Sessions Judge Hemani Malhotra said.
“As rightly held by the magisterial court, the convict, in utter disregard of his position towards the public at large, indulged in drunken driving putting the public in peril. This is a fit case where no leniency can be shown towards the convict as he has blatantly derelicted his duty. The convict is a head constable who is bound by duty towards the general public. Instead of becoming a protector, he has assumed the role of perpetrator,” the ASJ said.
