Legal Provision for Drunk Driving

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Sec: 185

According to clause (a) if the amount of alcohol exceeds 30 mg. per 100 ml of blood of a person driving a vehicle is considered as an offence.

If a person is convicted to have committed an offence under section 185 then he may be punished with imprisonment for a term up to six months or fine of rupees Ten Thousand or both.

The legal limit of alcohol consumption for driving a vehicle varies from country to country and the experience of driving a person bears. In India, the limit is uniform for all vehicle drivers.

Sec 202: Power to arrest without warrant

A police officer in uniform may arrest without warrant any person who in presence commits an offence punishable under Sec 185.

Sec 203: Breath Test

A police officer or officer of Motor Vehicles Department may require any person to provide one or more specimens of breath test if such officer has any reasonable cause to suspect him of having committed an offence under section 185.