Indian-origin retired military officer in Singapore loses appeal to reduce drunk driving sentence
India Today
A retired Indian-origin military officer in Singapore who was given a week's jail sentence for drunk driving but appealed for a fine instead to save his retirement benefits has lost his plea.
A retired Indian-origin military officer in Singapore who was given a week's jail sentence for drunk driving but appealed for a fine instead to save his retirement benefits lost his plea on Thursday with the top court saying that future consequences that an offender may face cannot be taken into account in sentencing.
M Raveendran, a retired Singapore Armed Forces warrant officer, appealed against a week's jail for drunk driving seeking a fine instead, arguing that he risked losing a payout amounting to SGD 273,694.02 (Rs 1.50 crore) he was entitled to get upon retirement if a custodial sentence was imposed.
