Substitution of section-84 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Section-84 (Special Courts) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 shall be substituted by the following:-

"84- Trial by Special Courts -

1. (1) All Special Courts shall be exclusive and shall only try offences under this Act.
2. (2) The trial under this Act of any offence by the Special Court shall have precedence over the trial of any other case against the accused in any other Court (not being a Special Court) and shall be concluded in preference to the trial of such other case.
3. (3) All trials and proceedings under the Bihar Excise Act, 1915 (Bihar & Orissa Act II of 1915), pending in any other Court, before the commencement of this Act, shall stand transferred to the Special Courts.
4. (4) Special Court shall complete the trial, as far as possible, within a period of one year from the date of submission of the chargesheet." 19. Substitution of sub-section (3) of section-91 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Sub-section (3) of Section-91 (Procedure for launching Prosecution) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 shall be substituted by the following:- "(3) In cases where offences are punishable with death or imprisonment for a term not less than 10 years, he shall, after the investigation, file a report within 90 days from the date of the registration of the case. In all other cases, he shall file the report within 60 days from the date of the registration of the case." Jyoti Swaroop Srivastava, Secretary incharge to the Government.

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