Ordering both the Central and state governments to adopt a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to cases of drink driving, the Bombay High Court said that just the presence of alcohol in the driver’s blood should be sufficient to charge the person, followed by immediate suspension of the driving licence.

The HC said too many lives had already been lost, and it did not see why the onus fell on the police to prove whether somebody’s alcohol level fell below or above the 30 mg limit.