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Virat Kohli's Bengaluru Pub One8 Commune Booked for Not Having Designated Smoking Zone

  • On Saturday, the Bengaluru police initiated a suo-moto action against Virat Kohli's One8 Commune pub for failing to provide a designated smoking area.
  • This case follows prior actions due to One8 Commune operating beyond permitted hours and violating fire safety regulations in 2024.
  • One8 Commune, a part of a hospitality chain co-owned by Virat Kohli, launched in Bengaluru in December 2023 and is situated within Ratnams Complex on its uppermost level.
  • The case was filed under COTPA Sections 4 and 21, which govern smoking prohibition in public and require designated smoking zones in places like restaurants.
  • This latest legal scrutiny occurred amid Karnataka's recent tobacco policy changes and could affect One8 Commune's regulatory compliance and operations.
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Team India star batsman Virat Kohli's pub and restaurant 'One 8 Commune' in Bengaluru has once again made headlines. The police, who conducted searches on May 29, found that there was no smoking zone. A case was registered in this regard on May 31.   Notices were also issued to Kohli, who is the co-owner of this restaurant and pub located on the local Mahatma Gandhi Road, and the staff. Smoking zones should be set up in hotels, restaurants, airp…

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India Today broke the news in India on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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