State to formulate scheme to prevent drunk driving accidents
Mumbai, Aug 1 (UNI) The Bombay High Court was today told that the State will formulate a scheme to prevent the ever-increasing number of accidents involving drunk drivers.
Advocate Ravi Kadam today told the division bench comprising Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice Ranjana Desai, hearing the suo-motu petition linked with Alistair Pareira episode, that number of accidents involving drunken drivers was on the rise and hence the State would formulate a scheme to reduce them.
He told the court that the only way to reduce them was to prevent such accidents, instead of stressing on investigation and prosecution. He informed the court that a senior police officer, having PhD in sociology, might be able to formulate some scheme to prevent such accidents while remaining within the ambit of present laws.
Alistair's counsel Manjula Rao urged the court to consider the manner in which proceedings are being conducted in fast track courts, stating that Alistair's trial was completed just within eight days.
Without referring to many glaring loopholes that came to light during the proceedings, the court expressed its displeasure over affidavit filed by Mumbai Police Commissioner stating that the investigations into Alistair Pareira hit-and-run case was done properly.
UNI