SOURCE :- SIASAT NEWS
Hyderabad: As many as 282 motorists were booked for drunk driving in Cyberabad during a special drive on November 13 and 14.
Among all the offenders, 233 were two-wheeler riders, 36 were four-wheeler drivers, and 11 were three-wheeler drivers. Out of all the offenders, 232 recorded a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) ranging from 36-200; 39 recorded a BAC of 201- 300; and 11 recorded a BAC of 301-550.
The maximum permissible Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) limit in India is 30 mg per 100 ml of blood (0.03 per cent).
Anyone caught driving under the influence may be booked under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which carries a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison and a fine.
From November 9 to 14, the court disposed of 185 drunk driving cases. Out of these, 161 offenders were let off after paying a fine, 15 offenders faced jail time and a fine, and nine others faced imprisonment.
SOURCE : SIASAT
