Mere smell of alcohol cannot be construed to mean that person is intoxicated, says Kerala HC

The Kerala HC quashed a case registered against a government servant and said that the mere smell of alcohol cannot be construed to mean that the person was intoxicated or was under the influence of any liquor.

The mere smell of alcohol cannot be construed to mean that the person was intoxicated or was under the influence of any liquor, the Kerala High Court has observed while quashing a case registered against a government servant.

Justice Sophy Thomas, while ordering quashing of an FIR against 38-year-old Salim Kumar, said that consuming liquor in a private place without causing nuisance or annoyance to anybody will not attract any offence.