Pune, Oct. 29 -- In an order aimed at promoting road safety, a Magistrate Court in Pune has directed a 28-year-old man convicted of drunk driving to print and distribute 1,000 awareness flyers highlighting the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol.

The order, passed by a court that handles cases under the Motor Vehicles Act, comes in connection with an incident registered by the Hinjawadi Traffic Police under the Pimpri Chinchwad Police on July 22, 2025. The accused was caught driving in an inebriated condition and was booked under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which pertains to driving by a drunken person.

Citing Section 23 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the court awarded the convict communit...