23 February 2012 04:59 pm
However during a routine police check he was found to be in possession of another driver’s license. Police investigations had revealed that the accused had obtained the second license by tendering the temporary one issued to the suspect, to the Commissioner of Motor vehicles and suppressing facts.
At the inquiry before Colombo Traffic Court Magistrate Jeyaram Trotsky, the counsel for the accused pleaded guilty and plead to mitigate the penalty as the accused was a trishaw driver.
The Magistrate imposed a fine of Rs.22,500 and sentenced the accused for three months imprisonment. His original driver’s license and the temporary licenses were suspended by the court. (TFT)