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The Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022

The Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022

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The Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act of 2022 regulates alcohol consumption, possession, and trade within the Indian state of Bihar. It applies to all residents and visitors in the state, particularly those caught consuming or transporting illegal liquor. This legislation matters because it relaxes Bihar's strict alcohol ban by allowing first-time offenders to pay a government-notified fine instead of facing mandatory jail time. To reduce massive court backlogs and prison overcrowding, the law also simplifies how authorities seize, release, or destroy properties like vehicles and premises while allowing digital evidence, such as drone footage, to expedite judicial trials.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  3. 2. Insertion of new sub-section (26A) after sub-section (26) of section-2 of Bihar
  4. 3. Amendment to clause sub-section (69) of section-2 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  5. 4. Substitution of section-37 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  6. 5. Deletion of Sub-Section (2) of section-39 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  7. 6. Deletion of section-55 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  8. 7. Substitution of section-56 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  9. 8. Substitution of section-57 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  10. 9. Insertion of a new section-57A after section-57 of Bihar Prohibition and
  11. 10. Insertion of new section-57B of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  12. 11. Substitution of section-62 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  13. 12. Deletion of section-67, section-68, section-69, section-70, section-71 and
  14. 13. Insertion of a new section-75A after section-75 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  15. 14. Substitution of section-80 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  16. 15. Substitution of section-81 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  17. 16. Insertion of a new section-81A after section-81 of Bihar Prohibition and
  18. 17. Substitution of section-83 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
  19. 18. Substitution of section-84 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

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