No Sympathy Needed For Drunk Drivers: HC

Hyderabad: In a stern decision, the Hyderabad High Court has refused to show any sympathy to drunk drivers. Justice P Kesava Rao refused to show sympathy towards a bike rider caught drunk driving.

The judge was dealing with a criminal revision case filed by D Chandrasekhar challenging the jail term and penalty of Rs 3,000 imposed on him. Justice Kesava Rao confirmed the 10-day jail sentence that was awarded by the trail court in Hyderabad.

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Going details into the case, the petitioner Chandrasekhar was caught drunk driving on June 15 last years at VST crossroads. He was caught for having consumed seven times more alcohol than permissible level. He was given sentence by trail court. But the petitioner's counsel requested to take lenient view as he was likely to lose his job. The public prosecutor told that court that he deserved no sympathy because he was caught for similar offence in 2015.

So the court awarded punishment to Chandrasekhar. Confirming the sentence once again, HC Justice Kesava Rao said, "The petitioner did not learn any lesson from his earlier conviction. The punishment should serve as a deterrent for him and others."