A Delhi court has upheld 15 and four days’ simple imprisonment to two persons respectively in separate drunk driving cases, saying that “this offence should be dealt with severely”.
In one of the cases, the breathalyser found 606 ml of alcohol per 100 ml of blood in a two-wheeler rider, while the other offender who was riding a scooter was found to have consumed 347 ml of alcohol per 100 ml of blood.
Pleas rejected
In the case of the accused awarded the 15-day term, his counsel sought setting aside of the imprisonment submitting that he is a patient suffering from liver disease, while the counsel for the other accused pleaded for waiving the four-day jail term, arguing that he was not explained the extent of imprisonment as he was unable to get proper legal assistance.
However, Special Judge Jitendra Kumar Mishra rejected their appeals and upheld the jail terms awarded by the Metropolitan Magistrate courts.
“The appellants were found driving the vehicles under the influence of liquor and [the] alcohol content was 347.5 ml/100 ml and 606 ml/100 ml respectively, which is much higher than the prescribed limit, that is, 30 ml/100 ml,” the judge said.
“This court is conscious to the suffering being suffered by society due to drunken driving. Seeing the impact of drunken driving upon the road users, who are none other than the common people, it is necessary that this offence should be dealt with severely,” the judge stated.
“In view of the observations made here in above, this court is of the considered view that the grounds taken by the appellants in the appeals are not sustainable. Rather, there is no infirmity in the orders passed by the trial court in view of the offence committed by accused/appellants. Accordingly, present appeals are dismissed,” the judge further said.
