Substitution of section-80 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Section-80 (Production of Persons arrested) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 shall be substituted by the following:-

"80- Production of Persons arrested-

1. (1) Any person arrested under this Act shall be produced before the Special Court or the nearest Judicial Magistrate within 24 hours either in person or through the medium of electronic video linkage. [Explanation: - If any question arises whether an accused person was produced in person or through the medium of electronic video linkage before the court, the production of the accused person may be proved by his signature on the order authorizing his detention or by video recording of the proceeding, as the case may be.]
2. (2) While seeking the custody of the arrested persons, it shall not be necessary to produce before the Magistrate all the items or intoxicants seized. The concerned Excise officer or police officer may bring the electronic evidence of such seizures."