Tanisha Rana
Published on: September 14, 2022 at 21:53 IST
In a recent case involving drunk driving [Deepan vs. State], the Madras High Court ordered a man to hand out pamphlets “against drunk driving” every day for the following two weeks in order to be granted bail.
When granting bail, Justice AD Jagadish Chandira instructed the petitioner to go before the police and pass out pamphlets.
“The petitioner shall report before the respondent Police, every day at 9.00 am and 5.00 pm and he shall distribute the pamphlets against “Drunken Driving” at the LB Road Junction, Chennai every day from 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter, report before the respondent Police as and when required,” the bench directed.
On August 23, 2022, the city police detained Deepan on suspicion of driving under the influence and three counts of inflicting injuries.
The petitioner’s attorney claimed that because the victims had been released from the hospital and he had been in detention since August 23, he should be given bail because he has a family to support.
On the other hand, the respondent’s attorney disagreed with Deepan’s plea and said that he had been driving while intoxicated the night of the event.
He further claimed that the petitioner had hurt three people before fleeing the area.
The bench was inclined to issue bail with a few restrictions after considering the reasons.
The court ordered Deepan to provide a Rs. 25,000 bail and to appear at the neighborhood police station.
Additionally, Justice Chandira ordered Deepan to pass out brochures warning people against driving while intoxicated for an hour each day for the following two weeks.
While advocate CE Pratap represented the respondent, advocate D Arun appeared on behalf of the petitioner.