Gurugram Man Fined For Being 'Intoxicated Passenger'; Driver Sober, No Liquor Found In Car

A man in Gurugram was fined Rs 1,000 for being drunk in his car despite not driving it.

A man from Gurugram was allegedly fined Rs 1,000 for being drunk inside his car despite him not being behind the wheel. Sharing the incident in a Reddit post titled "Drinking and driving in Gurgaon...my car got pulled over by the cops last night," the man narrated the incident. 

As per the Reddit post, his car was stopped by the police while he was returning from a party. The man was "completely sozzled" but had a "personal driver/chauffeur" with him who was driving the car. 

The man further clarified that the driver was checked multiple times and was found to be completely sober, as he was on duty. He also said there was no alcohol found in the car and the driver was fit to drive, yet he was fined Rs 1,000 simply for being intoxicated as a passenger.

"They made me shell out 1K, for being," he said humorously ending the post: "Sorry if it isn't making sense, I have a splitting headache just now." 

Netizens React

The post quickly went with netizens expressing shock over the incident. "You gave 1k for what? What did the police accuse you of?" asked one user to which the man replied: "They said I was drunk."

Another user criticised the police for their alleged action saying the cops in Gurugram "are not used to encountering sensible people who take help from Drivers after being drunk at bars." 

"They probably had no idea what to do and were caught as much off-guard as you. They did their best in the moment," the user said sarcastically.  

As per Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a punishable offence with imprisonment of 6 months or a fine of Rs 10,000, or both, for the first offence.