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Later, a city court fined the driver Rs 1000. “Till date, seven traffic offenders have been fined by the court. PUNE: A city court on Tuesday fined four car drivers Rs 2,500 each for driving vehicles on the wrong side of the road.Hinjewadi police had filed chargesheet against these traffic offenders after they were caught driving on the wrong side on Monday. We will continue our action against the traffic offenders,” Gaware said.Meanwhile, in the last 15 days, the Hinjewadi traffic division has taken action against as many as 19 motorists who were found driving on the wrong side. If convicted under the section, the driver can be fined Rs 1,000 or imprisoned for up to six months.Gaware said that all these four offenders have been charged under section 279 of the IPC and the relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act..