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A full of 1,036 motorists were booked for driving nether the power of intoxicant during peculiar enforcement drives conducted by the Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri postulation constabulary implicit the past week
Hyderabad postulation constabulary recorded the highest fig of cases, booking 475 drivers. In Cyberabad, 293 motorists were booked during the play drive, portion Malkajgiri postulation constabulary booked 268 motorists during the aforesaid period. Police said each offenders would beryllium produced earlier the respective courts.
The constabulary reiterated that drunk driving remains a superior offence and warned motorists against getting down the instrumentality aft consuming alcohol. Officials cautioned that drivers who origin fatal accidents portion nether the power of intoxicant volition beryllium booked nether Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, dealing with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which carries a maximum punishment of 10 years’ imprisonment on with a fine.
Court disposal information released by the 3 commissionerates besides showed continued ineligible enactment against offenders. In Malkajgiri, 142 drunk driving cases were disposed of by courts during the week, with each offenders being fined. In Cyberabad, 173 cases were disposed of, of which 4 offenders received some a good and jailhouse sentence, 5 were awarded a good on with societal service, and 164 were punished with fines alone.
