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Mere Smell Of Alcohol Without Blood Test Or Breathalyser Cannot Establish Drunken Driving: Uttarakhand High Court
Saksham Vaishya
13 July 2026 10:45 AM IST
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the smell of alcohol on the breath of an accused, without a blood test or breathalyser establishing that the alcohol concentration exceeded the statutory limit under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, cannot establish drunken driving or justify framing a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya...
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