Caught Drink Driving In Punjab? Punishment Includes Blood Donation

Offenders will also have to undertake a refresher course by the Transport Authority and teach at least 20 students from 9th to 12th classes for at least two hours in a nearby school for every offence.

Exceeding the speed limit or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Punjab will now attract community service at a hospital or compulsory blood donation as punishment, in addition to monetary fines and temporary suspension of license, according to new traffic rules issued by the state's police today.

Monetary fines increase after the first offence but the community services will remain the same. 

The first offence of exceeding a speed limit will attract a fine of Rs 1,000 and suspension of the offender's driver's license for three months. For drunk driving, the fine is Rs 5,000 in addition to the license suspension for the same duration. 

For subsequent offences, overspeeding will attract Rs 2,000, again along with the suspension of license for three months, while drunk driving will attract a Rs 10,000 fine in addition to the suspension.