Section 51

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Whoever in any street or public place or in any Court, police station or other public office or in any place of public amusement or resort or on board any passenger boat or vessel or in any public passenger vehicle, is found drunk and incapable of taking care of himself or behaves in a disorderly manner under the influence of drink shall, on conviction, be punished-- (a) for a first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month and with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees: Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than fifteen days and fine shall not be less than fifty rupees; and (b) for a subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees: Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than one month and fine shall not be less than one hundred rupees. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section and Section 51A, "public passenger vehicle" means a vehicle used for carrying passengers for hire or reward other than a vehicle which carries passengers for hire or reward under a contract express or implied for the use of the vehicle as a whole at or for a fixed or agreed rate or sum. Substituted by the Cochin Abkari (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1967 (10 of 1967) published in K.G. Ext. dt. 30/07/1967. (Received the assent of the President on 29/07/1967) (w.e.f. 11/05/1967).