{"id":9522,"date":"2011-03-20T22:04:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T16:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=9522"},"modified":"2011-03-20T22:04:50","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T16:34:50","slug":"charged-with-drunken-driving-atones-through-social-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/charged-with-drunken-driving-atones-through-social-service","title":{"rendered":"Charged with drunken driving, atones through social service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/drunken-driving.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/charged-with-drunken-driving-atones-through-social-service\/drunken-driving\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/03\/drunken-driving.jpg?fit=224%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"224,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"drunken driving\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/03\/drunken-driving.jpg?fit=224%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9523\" title=\"drunken driving\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/drunken-driving.jpg?resize=224%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/03\/drunken-driving.jpg?w=224&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/03\/drunken-driving.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/03\/drunken-driving.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>A 25-year-old man held guilty of drunken driving has been spared a jail term by a Delhi court which said &#8216;forgiveness is the best punishment&#8217; and told him to undertake social service for two months starting Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Sandeep Kumar, an employee of a private firm who hails from Buana Lakhu village in Haryana&#8217;s Panipat district, also assured the court of good behaviour during the next one year.<\/p>\n<p>Additional Session Judge (ASJ) Virender Bhat Friday accepted his appeal and released him on probation after setting aside the 17-day jail sentence given to him by another court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I allow the appeal of Kumar and set aside his 17-day sentence of imprisonment awarded by the metropolitan magistrate,&#8217; the ASJ said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Kumar is directed to involve himself in some social or religious service,&#8217; said the court.<\/p>\n<p>Setting aside the magistrate&#8217;s order, ASJ Bhat said: &#8216;The sentencing policy followed in India is based upon reformative theory and not on retributive theory.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The purpose of sentence is and should be to reform a criminal so as to convert him into a law-abiding citizen. It is seen that the sentence of imprisonment, sometimes hardens the first-time offender and instead of reforming him, makes him a hardened criminal,&#8217; the ASJ said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;While dealing with petty cases such as the present one, wherever it is felt necessary, the principle contained in almost all the religious scriptures that &#8216;forgiveness is the best punishment&#8217; should be invoked. Doesn&#8217;t each religion teach us forgiveness and compassion,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Kumar is released on probation subject to furnishing a personal bond with one surety to be of good behaviour for a period of one year from today (Friday),&#8217; the ASJ said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He shall also perform service towards devotees at Adya Katyayani Shakti Peeth Mandir, Chhatarpur, Mehrauli, on each Friday from 5-8 p.m. and on each Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. hereafter for a period of two months starting from Sunday,&#8217; said the court.<\/p>\n<p>Sandeep Kumar said in his plea that a jail term would adversely affect his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The appellant has learnt enough lesson from the prosecution and trial of this case and has vowed not to repeat this offence again,&#8217; said his counsel.<\/p>\n<p>The ASJ accepted the plea and said: &#8216;He is a 25-year-old young man in private service and the father of an eight-month-old daughter. Imprisonment at this stage would not only hamper his future prospects but would also put an indelible blot on his career.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sandeep Kumar appealed against the magistrate&#8217;s order delivered Feb 14 sentencing him to 17-days imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.1,100 for drunken driving a day earlier in Dwarka area of west Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>He was also disqualified from driving any vehicle for a period of six months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 25-year-old man held guilty of drunken driving has been spared a jail term by a Delhi court which said &#8216;forgiveness is the best punishment&#8217; and told him to undertake social service for two months starting Sunday. 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