The Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018
This Act amends Bihar’s prohibition and excise law by tightening penalties, adding duties to report illegal alcohol activity, and allowing sealing of premises used for offences.
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The Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018
This Act amends Bihar’s prohibition and excise law by tightening penalties, adding duties to report illegal alcohol activity, and allowing sealing of premises used for offences.
(cid:1)नबंधन सं(cid:8) या पी0ट(cid:15)0-40 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट [स(cid:3)ध(cid:3)रण [क(cid:8) ॢबह(cid:4)र सरक(cid:4)र ह(cid:4)र(cid:4) (cid:13)क(cid:4)०शत (cid:17) (cid:18)(cid:4)वण 1(cid:22)4(cid:24) (cid:25)श(cid:24)(cid:26) (स(cid:27)(cid:24) पटन(cid:4) (cid:30)3(cid:24)) पटन(cid:4) स!मव(cid:4)र 30 जलु ाई 2018 fof/k foHkkx ——— vf/klpw uk, a 30 tqykbZ 2018 laŒ,yŒthŒ&01&6@2018&73@yst—fcgkj fo/kku eMa y }kjk ;Fkkikfjr dk fuEyfyf[kr vf/kfu;e ftlij egkefge jkT;iky fnukda 27 tqykbZ 2018 dk s vuqefr n s pqd s gS] bld s }kjk loZlk/kkj.k dk s lpw uk d s fy; s izdkf'kr fd;k tkrk gSA fcgkj&jkT;iky d s vkn's k l]s vf[ky's k dqekj tSu] ljdkj d s lfpoA 2 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 30 जलु ाई 2018 ¼¼¼¼ffffccccggggkkkkjjjj vvvvffff////kkkkffffuuuu;;;;eeee 8888---- 2222000011118888½½½½ fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn ¼la'kks/ku½ vf/kfu;e] 2018 fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 ¼fcgkj vf/kfu;e 20] 2016½ dk la'kks/ku djus ds fy;s vf/kfu;eA Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds mugÙkjosa o"kZ esa fcgkj jkT; fo/kku eaMy }kjk fuEufyf[kr :Ik esa ;g vf/kfu;fer gks %& 1- laf{kIr uke] foLrkj vkSj vkjaHkA& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn ¼l'a kk/s ku½ vf/kfu;e] 2018 dgk tk ldxs kA ¼2½ bldk foLrkj lia .w kZ fcgkj jkT; e sa gkxs kA ¼3½ ;g rqjar izo`r gkxs k rFkk l'a kk/s ku vf/kfu;e d s izko/kku lHkh yfacr oknk sa ij ykx w gkxs kA 2- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&2 dk la'kks/kuA& fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&2 dh mi&/kkjk ¼58½ dk s fuEufyf[kr l s izfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk %& **¼58½ **ifjlj** l s vfHkizsr g S vkSj ble sa 'kkfey g Sa Hkfwe rFkk Hkou] HkMa kxkj] ndw ku] gkVs y] jsLrjk] ckj] cFw k d s :Ik e sa fuekZ.k fd;k x;k vFkok dkbs Z vU; lajpuk vkSj py lajpuk ftle sa ty;ku] cMs +k] okgu rFkk dkbs Z Hkh vU; py lajpuk gSA** 3- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&30 dk izfrLFkkiuA& fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&30 dk s fuEufyf[kr l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk & **30 fdlh eknd nzO; ;k 'kjkc ds voS/k fofuekZ.k] vk;kr] fu;kZr] ifjogu] dCtk] foØ;] Ø;] forj.k vkfn ds fy, 'kkfLrA& tk s dkbs Z Hkh] bl vf/kfu;e vFkok fdlh fu;e] fofu;e d s fdlh izko/kku vFkok mud s v/khu fd, x, vkn's k ,o a vf/klpw uk d s mYy?a ku e sa vFkok bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu fuxZr fof/kekU; vuKq fIr] ijfeV ;k ikl d s fcuk vFkok uohd`r fdlh vuqKfIr] ijfeV ;k ikl vFkok mld s v/khu fn, izkf/kdkj dh fdlh 'kÙkZ d s mYy?a ku e sa & ¼d½ fdlh eknd nzO;] 'kjkc ;k Hkkxa dk fofuekZ.k djrk gS ;k ml s j[krk g S ;k mldk Ø;] foØ;] forj.k] lxa zg.k] HkMa kj.k] cksrycna ] vk;kr] fu;kZr] ifjogu] gVkrk vFkok [ksrh djrk gS] vFkok ¼[k½ fdlh fofuekZ.k'kkyk] vklouh ¼fMLVhyjh½ e| fuekZ.k'kkyk ¼czsojh½ ;k HkMa kxkj dk fuekZ.k ;k LFkkfir djrk g S ;k mle sa dk; Z djrk gS] vFkok ¼x½ fdlh eknd nzO; ;k 'kjkc d s fofuekZ.k d s iz;kts ukFkZ fdlh lkexzh] crZu] midj.k ;k lkf/k= dk fofuekZ.k ;k mi;kxs djrk gS ;k viu s dCt s e sa j[krk gS ;k ifjlj dk mi;kxs djrk gS] vFkok ¼?k½ fdlh lkexzh ;k fQYe pkg s jkT; ljdkj d s ykxs k s d s lkFk gk s vFkok cxSj vFkok fdlh vU; jkT; d s ykxs k s vFkok jiS j ;k dkbs Z vU; oLrq ftle sa 'kjkc ;k eknd nzO; iSd fd;k tk ldrk gk s ;k fdlh 'kjkc ;k eknd nOz; d s iSfdxa d s iz;kts ukFkZ fdlh lkf?k=h ;k midj.k ;k e'khu dk fofuekZ.k djrk gS] vFkok ¼³½ bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu vuqKIr] LFkkfir] izkf/kd`r ;k fo|eku fdlh vklouh] e| fuekZ.k'kkyk] HkMa kxkj ;k HkMa kj.k d s vU; LFkku l s fdlh 'kjkc ;k eknd nzO; dk s gVkrk gS] vFkok ¼p½ fdlh eknd nzO; ;k 'kjkc dk mi;kxs djd s ;k mld s fcuk dh xbZ fdlh fufefZr dk fofuekZ.k] foØ;] forj.k] cksrycna ] vk;kr] fu;kZr] ifjogu djrk gS ;k ml s gVkrk gS ;k dCt s e sa j[krk gS ftl s vYdkgs y vFkok vYdkgs y d s fy, ,d izfrLFkkuh d s :Ik e sa ijkslk tk ldrk gk s vFkok u'kk mRiUu dju s d s iz;kts ukFkZ mi;kxs fd;k x;k gk s vFkok fd;k tk ldrk gk s ;k miHkkxs fd;k x;k gk]s og ml vof/k d s fy, ftl s vkthou dkjkokl rd c<k;k tk ldxs k vkSj ml tqekZu s l s ftl s 10 yk[k #Ik; s rd c<k;k tk ldxs k] nMa uh; gkxs k] ijarq ltk & ¼d½ izFke vijk/k d s fy, ik¡p o"kZ d s dkjkokl l s de vkSj ,d yk[k #Ik; s d s tqekZu s l s de ugh a gkxs k] vkSj ¼[k½ f}rh; vijk/k vkSj Ik'pkr~oÙkhZ vijk/kk sa d s fy,] nl o"kk sZa dk dBksj dkjkokl l s de rFkk ikp¡ yk[k #Ik; s d s tqekZu s l s de ugh a gkxs kA** 4- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&32 dk izfrLFkkiuA& fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&32 dk s fuEufyf[kr l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk %& ** 32 dqN ekeyksa esa vijk/k djus ds ckjs esa vuqekuA& ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu fdlh vijk/k d s vfHk;kts u e]sa vfHk;Dq r O;fDr dk s fdlh 'kjkc] eknd nzO; ;k ,slh 'kjkc d s fofuekZ.k ;k HkMa kj.k e sa varxzZLr lkexzh] crZu] midj.k ;k lkf/k=h dk dCtk j[ku s dk y[s kk&tk[s kk nus k gkxs kA 3 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 30 जलु ाई 2018 ¼2½ lark"skizn Li"Vhdj.k nus s e sa vlQy jgu s ij ;g mi/kkj.kk dh tk,xh fd vfHk;qDr O;fDr] tcrd fd vU;Fkk lkfcr ugh a gk s tkrk] vijk/k dkfjr dju s dk nk"skh gSA ¼3½ tgk ¡ fdlh midj.k] e'khujh] tkuoj] ty;ku] xkM+h] okgu] lokjh ;k fdlh ifjlj dk mi;kxs bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu dkbs Z vijk/k dkfjr dju s e sa fd;k tkrk g S vkSj vf/kgj.k d s nk;h gk sa vkSj ;k eqgjcna ¼lhy½ dju s d s nk;h gk sa ogk¡ mudk Lokeh ;k vf/kHkkxs h dk s lark"skinz :Ik e sa y[s kk&tk[s kk nus k gkxs k vkSj lark"skizn Li"Vhdj.k d s vHkko e sa ;g mi/kkj.kk dh tk,xh fd vfHk;qDr O;fDr u]s tcrd vU;Fkk lkfcr u gk s tk;] vijk/k dkfjr fd;k gAS ** 5- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&33 dk izfrLFkkiuA & fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&33 dk s fuEufyf[kr l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk %& **33 fod`r LizhV dks ekuo miHkksx ds fy, mi;qDr cukus ds fy, 'kkfLrA& tk s dkbs Z Hkh fdlh fod`r LizhV dk]s ekuo miHkkxs ] d s fy, ml s mi;qDRk cuku s d s vk'k; l]s pkg s i;s d s :Ik e sa ;k nok d s :Ik e sa vFkok fdlh vU; jhfr ;k i)fr l s ifjofrZr djrk g S ;k ifjofrZr dju s dk iz;kl djrk gS vFkok fdlh ifjofrZr fod`r LizhV dk s tku c>w dj j[krk gS og ml vof/k d s dkjkokl d s fy, tk s nl o"kk sZa l s de u gkxs h fdarq ftl s vkthou dkjkokl rd c<k;k tk ldxs k rFkk ml tqekZu s l]s tk s ,d yk[k #Ik; s l s de u gkxs k fdarq ftl s nl yk[k #Ik; s rd c<k;k tk ldxs k] nMa uh; gkxs kA** 6- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e]2016 dh /kkjk&34 dk izfrLFkkiuA&fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&34 dk s fuEufyf[kr l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk %& **34 'kjkc ds lkFk gkfuiw.kZ inkFkZ feykoV djus ds fy, 'kkfLrA& tk s dkbs Z Hkh] ¼d½ viu s }kjk fofufeZr vFkok dCt s okyh ;k foØ; dh tku s okyh fdlh 'kjkc d s lkFk fdlh gkfui.w kZ Mªx vFkok tgjhy s vo;ok sa dk s feykrk gS vFkok feyku s dh vuKq k nsrk; vFkok ¼[k½ Bksl] v/kZ Bksl] nzOk] v/kZ nzOk vFkok xSlh; ;k rk s LFkkuh; :Ik l s vFkok vU;Fkk cuh gbq Z dkbs Z fufeZfr cukrk ;k fcØ; djrk g S ;k viu s dCt s e sa j[krk g S ftl s vYdkgs y d s :Ik e sa vFkok vYdkgs y d s izfrLFkkuh d s :Ik e sa lsou fd;k tk ld s vkSj ekndrk izkIr dju s d s iz;kts ukFkZ mi;kxs ;k miHkkxs dh tkrh gk s tk s ekuo dk s fu%’kDrrk ;k ?kksj xHa khj migfr vFkok eR` ;q dkfjr dju s tSlh gk]s og fuEufyf[kr l s nMa uh; gkxs k& (i) ,sl s dk; Z d s ifj.kkeLo:Ik ;fn e`R;q gksrh gS rk s e`R;q vFkok vkthou dkjkokl dh ltk rFkk ml tqekZu s dk nk;h Hkh gkxs k tk s ik¡p yk[k #Ik;ss l s de ugh a gkxs k fdarq ftl s nl yk[k #Ik; ss rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k( (ii) ,sl s dk;Z d s ifj.kkeLo:Ik ;fn fdlh O;fDr dk s fu%'kDrrk vFkok ?kksj migfr gksrh gS rk s ml vof/k d s fy, dBksj dkjkokl tk s nl o"kksZ a l s de ugh a gkxs h fdarq ftl s vkthou dkjkokl rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k rFkk ml tqekZu s l s tk s nk s yk[k #Ik; s l s de ugh a gkxs k fdarq ftl s nl yk[k #Ik; ss rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k( (iii) ,sl s dk;Z d s ifj.kkeLo:Ik ;fn dkbs Z vU; ifj.kkfed pkVs fdlh O;fDr dk s dkfjr gksrh gS rk s ml vof/k d s fy, dkjkokl] tk s vkB o"kksZ aa l s de ugh a gkxs h fdarq ftl s vkthou dkjkokl rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k rFkk ml tqekZu s l s tk s ,d yk[k #Ik; ss l s de ugh a gkxs k fdarq ftl s nl yk[k #i; s rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k( (iv) ,sl s dk;Z d s ifj.kke Lo:Ik ;fn dkbs Z pkVs dkfjr ugh a gksrh gS rk s ml dkjkokl l s tk s vkB o"kkasZ a l s de ugh a gkxs h fdaarq ftl s nl o"kksZ a rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k rFkk ml tqekZu s l s tk s ,d yk[k #Ik; sss l s de ugh a gkxs k fdarq ftl s ik¡p yk[k #Ik; ss rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k] Li"Vhdj.kA& bl /kkjk d s i;z kts ukFkZ vfHkO;fDr **?kksj migfr** l s ogh vfHkizsr gkxs k tk s Hkkjrh; nMa lfagrk] 1860 ¼1860 dk XLV½ dh /kkjk&320 e sa gkAs 7 fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&35 dk foyksiuA& fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&35 ¼diV dju s d s fy, 'kkfLr½ foykfsir fd;k tk;xs kA 8- fcgkj e| fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&36 dk izfrLFkkiuA& fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&36 dk s fuEufyf[kr l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk %& **36 udyh 'kjkc dk dkjksckj djus ds fy, 'kkfLrA& tk s dkbs Z Hkh] fdlh udyh 'kjkc dk fofuekZ.k] foØ;] HkMa kj.k] forj.k] cksrycna ] vk;kr] fu;kZr ;k ml s dCt s e sa j[krk gS ;k ifjogu djrk gS og ml vof/k dh dkjkokl l s tk s nl o"kksZ a l s de ugh a gkxs h fdarq ftl s vkthou dkjkokl rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k rFkk ml tqekZu s l s tk s ,d yk[k #Ik; ss l s de ugh a gkxs h fdarq ftl s nl yk[k #Ik; ss rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k] nMa uh; gkxs kA** 4 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 30 जलु ाई 2018 9- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&37 dk izfrLFkkiuA& fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&37 dk s fuEufyf[kr l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk%& **37 'kjkc miHkksx ds fy, 'kkfLrA& tk s dkbs Z bl vf/kfu;e vFkok bld s v/khu cuk; s x; s fu;ek]sa vf/klpw uk vFkok vkn's k d s mYy?a ku e sa & ¼d½ fdlh LFkku e sa 'kjkc ;k eknd nzO; dk miHkkxs djrk gS; vFkok ¼[k½ fdlh LFkku e sa u'k s e sa vFkok engk's k dh voLFkk e sa ik;k tkrk gS; ;k ¼x½ 'kjkc ihdj vkSj u'k s dh voLFkk e sa fdlh LFkku ij minzo vFkok fgalk djrk gS ftle sa mldk viuk ?kj vFkok ifjlj 'kkfey gS; vFkok ¼?k½ u'k s dh vuqefr nsrk g S vFkok ljy cukrk gS ;k viu s Lo; a dk ?kj vFkok ifjlj e sa u'kfsM;+ k sa dk s tek gkus s dh vuqefr nsrk g S %& naMuh; gksxk ¼1½ [kMa ¼d½ ,o a ¼[k½ d s v/khu vkusoky s vijk/k dh n'kk e]sa izFke vijk/k d s fy,] dsoy ml teq kZu ssssss l s tk ss ipkl gtkj #Ik; ss l s de ugh a gkxs k ;k mld s cny s rhu ekg dh vof/k d s dkjkokl fdarq [kMa ¼d½ ,o a ¼[k½ d s v/khu vku s oky s i'pkr~orh Z vijk/k d s fy, ml vof/k dh dkjkokl l s tk s ,d o"kZ l s de ugh a gkxs h fdarq ftl s ik¡p o"kksaZ rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k rFkk ml tqekZu s l]s ftl s ,d yk[k #Ik; ss rd c<+k;k tk ldxs kA ¼2½ [kMa ¼x½ ,o a ¼?k½ d s v/khu vkusoky s vijk/k dh n'kk e sa ml vof/k dh dkjkokl l]s tk s ik¡Wp o"kksZ a l s de ugh a gkxs h fdarq ftl s nl o"kksZ aa rd c<+k;k tk ldxs k rFkk ml tqekZu s l]s tk s ,d yk[k #Ik; ss l s de ugh a gkxs k fdarq ftl s ik¡p yk[k #Ik; ss rd c<+k;k tk ldxs kA 10- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&38 dk foyksiuA&fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&38 ¼eknd nzO; dk s dCtk e sa j[ku s vFkok dCtk esa j[ku s dh tkudkjh d s fy, 'kkfLr½ foykfsir fd;k tk;xs kA 11- fcgkj e| fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&53 dk foyksiuA&fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&53 ¼iwoZ nk"skflf) d s Ik'pkr~ foLrkfjr nMa ½ foykfsir fd;k tk;xs kA 12- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&54 dk izfrLFkkiuA&fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&54 dk s fuEufyf[kr l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk%& **54 Hkw&Lokfe;ksa] Hkou Lokfe;ksa rFkk vU; O;fDr;ksa dh vuuqKIr fuekZ.k djus] d`f"k ;k miHkksx djus dh lwpuk nsus esa foQyrkA& ¼1½ tc dHkh 'kjkc ;k eknd nzO; ;k vU; mRikn 'kqYd yxk, tku s ;kXs ; oLrq dk fofuekZ.k] foØ;] HkMa kj.k fd;k tkrk g S ;k cksrycna h dh ;k dCt s e sa j[kh ;k mi;kxs dh tkrh gS ;k mRikn 'kqYd yxk, tku s ;kXs ; fdlh ikS/k s dh [ksrh bl vf/kfu;e d s mYy?a ku e]sa dh tkrh g S rk s ml Hkfwe ;k Hkou dk vf/kHkkxs h ;k mldk ,tVsa ] tSl s gh mldh tkudkjh e sa ckr vkrh gS] mldh tkudkjh utnhdh mRikn vf/kdkjh] iqfyl vf/kdkjh vFkok lekgÙkkZ dk s nxs kA ¼2½ mDr Hkfwe ;k Hkou dk vf/kHkkxs h ;k mldk ,tVsa tc dHkh mi/kkjk ¼1½ d s vuqlkj tkudkjh izdV dju s e sa vlQy jgrk g S rk s og ;k oSl s O;fDr nk s o"kk sZa dh dkjkokl dh vof/k rd d s fy, nfaMr fd, tku s dk nk;h gkxs kA** 13- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&56 dk izfrLFkkiuA& fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&56 dk s fuEufyf[kr l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk%& **56 vf/kgj.k dh tk ldus okyh phtsaA& tc dHkh dkbs Z ,slk vijk/k dkfjr fd;k tkrk gS tk s bl vf/kfu;e dh v/khu nMa uh; gkAs & ¼d½ voS/k #i l s vk;kfrr] ifjofgr] fofufeZr] foØ;] HkMa kj.k fd;k x;k] dCt s esa j[kk x;k eknd nzO; ;k 'kjkc] lkexzh] crZu] midj.k] lkf/k=h] iSdts ;k vkoj.k vkSj ;k ,sl s eknd nzO;k sa ;k 'kjkc d s HkMa kj.k] fofuekZ.k ;k ycs fyxa d s iz;kts ukFkZ ,sl s ik=] iSdts ;k vkoj.k d s varoZLrq,¡] ;fn dkbs Z gk]s ¼[k½ fdlh eknd nzO; ;k 'kjkc <kus s d s fy, mi;kxs e s yk;k x;k dkbs Z tkuoj] ty;ku] okgu ;k vU; lokjh] ;k ¼x½ fdlh ifjlj ;k mld s Hkkx ftldk mi;kxs fdlh 'kjkc ;k eknd nOz; d s HkMa kj.k ;k fofuekZ.k d s fy, vFkok bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu vijk/k dkfjr dju s d s fy, fd;k x;k gkAs bl vf/kfu;e d s izko/kkuk sa d s v/khu fofgr jhfr l s vf/kgj.k fd; s tku s dk nk;h gkxsa As ¼?k½ jkT; ljdkj ;fn vko';d le> s ryk'kh] tIrh vkSj vf/kgj.k d s lca /a k e sa vko';d funsZ'k] fn'kk&funsZ'k] fofu;eu vkSj vuqn's k fuxZr dj ldxs hA 5 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 30 जलु ाई 2018 14- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&62 dk izfrLFkkiuA& fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&62 dk s fuEufyf[kr l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk%& ^^62 ifjljksa dk lhycan fd, tkus ds v/khu gksukA&;fn fdlh mRikn inkf/kdkjh ;k fdlh iqfyl inkf/kdkjh] tk s voj fujh{kd l s vU;uw ifaDr dk gk]s dk s irk py s fd fdlh [kkl ifjlj e sa 'kjkc vFkok dkbs Z eknd nzO; vFkok ml ifjlj fo'k"sk ;k mldk dkbs Z fgLlk bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu fdlh vijk/k dk s djus d s fy, iz;qDr fd;k tkrk gS ;k fd;k tk jgk gS] rk s og rRdky ml ifjlj dk s lhycna dj ldxs k rFkk mld s vf/kgj.k d s fy, dyDVj d s ikl ifzrons u Hkts ldxs k; ijUrq] ;fn mDr ifjlj vLFkk;h lajpuk gk s ftl s izHkkoh <xa l s lhycna ugh a fd;k tk ldrk gk]s rk s mRikn inkf/kdkjh ;k ifqyl inkf/kdkjh] dyDVj d s vkn's k l]s ,sl s vLFkk;h lajpukvk sa dk s /oLr dj ldxs kA** 15- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&64 dk foyksiuA&fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&64 ¼lkefwgd tqekZuk½ foykfsir fd;k tk;xs kA 16- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&66 dk foyksiuA&fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&66 ¼dq[;kr vFkok vknru vijkf/k;k sa dk fu"dklu vkfn½ foykfsir fd;k tk;xs kA 17- fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&76 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds ckn ,d ijarqd dk var%LFkkiuA& fcgkj e|fu"k/s k vkSj mRikn vf/kfu;e] 2016 dh /kkjk&76 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ d s ckn fuEufyf[kr ijarqd var%LFkkfir fd;k tk,xk%& ^^ijarq vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk&37 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ d s v/khu iFz ke ckj fd;k x;k vijk/k rFkk /kkjk&54 d s v/khu vijk/k tekurh; gkxs kA** fcgkj&jkT;iky d s vkn's k l]s vf[ky's k dqekj tSu] ljdkj d s lfpoA ——— 30 tqykbZ 2018 laŒ,yŒthŒ&01&8@2018&72@yst—fcgkj fo/kku eamy }kjk ;Fkkikfjr vkSj egkefge jkT;iky }kjk fnukda 27 tqykbZ 2018 dk s vuqer fcgkj e|fu"ks/k vkSj mRikn ¼la'kks/ku½ vf/kfu;e] 2018 dk fuEufyf[kr vxa zth vuqokn fcgkj jkT;iky d s izkf/kdkj l s bld s }kjk izdkf'kr fd;k tkrk gS] ftl s Hkkjrh; lfao/kku d s vuqPNns 348 d s [kMa ¼3½ d s v/khu mDr vf/kfu;e dk vxa zth Hkk"kk e sa izkf/kÑr ikB le>k tk;xs kA fcgkj&jkT;iky d s vkn's k l]s vf[ky's k dqekj tSu] ljdkj d s lfpoA (Bihar Act 8, 2018) Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018 AN ACT TO AMEND THE BIHAR PROHIBITION AND EXCISE ACT, 2016 [Bihar Act 20, 2016] Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Bihar in the Sixty Ninth year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar. (3) It shall come in to force at once and the provisions of the Amendment Act shall apply to all pending cases. 2. Amendment of Section-2 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Sub-section (58) of section-2 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following:- "(58) - "Premises" means and includes land and such construction by way of a building, store, shop, hotel, restaurant, bar, booth or any other structure and movable structures including vessel, raft, vehicle and any other movable structure." 3. Substitution of section -30 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section-30 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following :- 6 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 30 जलु ाई 2018 "30- Penalty for unlawful manufacture, import, export, transport, possession, sale, purchase, distribution, etc. of any intoxicant or liquor.- Whoever, in contravention of any provision of this Act or of any rule, regulation, order made, notification issued thereunder, or without a valid license, permit or pass issued under this Act, or in breach of any condition of any license, permit or pass renewed or authorisation granted thereunder – (a) Manufactures, possesses, buys, sells, distributes, collects, stores, bottles, imports, exports, transports, removes or cultivates any intoxicant, liquor, hemp; or (b) Constructs or establishes or works in any manufactory, distillery, brewery or warehouse; or (c) Manufactures, uses, keeps or has in his possession any material, utensil, implement or apparatus, or uses any premises, whatsoever, for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicant or liquor; or (d) Manufactures any material or film either with or without the State Government logo or logo of any State or wrapper or any other thing in which liquor or intoxicant can be packed or any apparatus or implement or machine, for the purpose of packing any liquor or intoxicant; or (e) Removes any liquor or intoxicant from any distillery, brewery, warehouse, other place of storage licensed, established, authorized or continued under this Act; or (f) Manufactures, possesses, sells, distributes, bottles, imports, exports, transports or removes, any preparation made with or without the use of any intoxicant or liquor, which can serve as an alcohol or a substitute for alcohol and is used or likely to be used or consumed for the purposes of getting intoxicated; shall be punishable with imprisonment for the term which may extend to life and with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees. Provided that the punishment: (a) For the first offence shall not be less than five years imprisonment and fine of not less than one lakh rupees, and (b) For the second and subsequent offences shall not be less than ten years rigorous imprisonment and fine of not less than five lakh rupees." 4. Substitution of section -32 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section- 32 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following:- "32- Presumption as to commission of offence in certain cases.- (1) In prosecution of an offence under this Act, the accused person would have to account for the possession of any liquor, intoxicant, material, utensil, implement or apparatus involved in manufacture or storage of such liquor. (2) In the event of a failure to offer a satisfactory explanation, there shall be a presumption that the accused person is guilty of the commission of such offence, unless proved otherwise. (3) Where any equipment, machinery, animal, vessel, cart, vehicle, conveyance or any premises are used in the commission of an offence under this Act, and are liable to confiscation and/or liable to be sealed, the owner or occupier thereof would need to account satisfactorily, and in the absence of a satisfactory explanation the presumption that accused person committed the offence shall arise, unless proved otherwise." 5. Substitution of section -33 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section- 33 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following:- "33- Penalty for rendering denatured spirit fit for human consumption.- Whoever alters or attempts to alter any denatured spirit with the intention to make it fit for human consumption, whether as a beverage or as a medicine, or in any other way and by any other method or knowingly possesses any altered denatured spirit, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to ten lakh rupees." 7 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 30 जलु ाई 2018 6. Substitution of section -34 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section- 34 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following:- "34-Penalty for mixing noxious substance with liquor.- Whoever, (a) mixes or permits to be mixed with any liquor sold or manufactured or possessed by him, any noxious drug or any poisonous ingredient; or (b) makes, sells or possesses any preparation, whether solid, semi solid, liquid, semi liquid or gaseous, either made locally or otherwise, that may serve as an alcohol or a substitute for alcohol and is used or consumed for the purposes of getting intoxicated which is likely to cause disability or grievous hurt or death to human beings, shall be punishable:- (i) if as a result of such an act, death is caused, with death or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine, which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but which may extend to ten lakh rupees; (ii) if as a result of such an act, disability or grievous hurt is caused to any person, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and with fine which shall not be less than two lakh rupees but which may extend to ten lakh rupees; (iii) if as a result of such an act, any other consequential injury is caused to any person, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than eight years but which may extend to life imprisonment and with fine, which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to ten lakh rupees; (iv) if as a result of such an act, no injury is caused, with imprisonment which shall not be less than eight years but which may extend to ten years and fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but may extend to five lakh rupees; Explanation :– For the purpose of this section the expression "grievous hurt" shall have the same meaning as in section-320 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860)." 7. Deletion of section- 35 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— The section- 35 (Penalty for committing fraud) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be deleted. 8. Substitution of section -36 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section-36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following:- "36- Penalty for dealing in spurious liquor.— Whoever, manufactures, possesses, sells, stores, distributes, bottles, imports, exports, or transports any spurious liquor, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine, which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to ten lakh rupees." 9. Substitution of section -37 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section- 37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following:- "37- Penalty for consumption of liquor.- Whoever, in contravention of this Act or the rules, notification or order made thereunder – (a) consumes liquor or intoxicant in any place; or (b) is found drunk or in a state of drunkenness at any place; or (c) drinks and creates nuisance or violence at any place including in his own house or premises; or (d) permits or facilitates drunkenness or allows assembly of drunken elements in his own house or premises; shall be punishable, (1) in case of an offence falling under clause (a) and (b),for the first offence only with fine which shall not be less than Fifty thousand rupees or in lieu thereof sentence for a period of three months imprisonment but for subsequent offence falling under clause (a) and (b), shall be punishable with a term which shall not be less than one year but may extend to five years and with fine, which may extend to one lakh rupees. 8 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 30 जलु ाई 2018 (2) In case of an offence falling under clause (c) and (d), with a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to ten years and with fine, which shall not be less than one lakh rupees which may extend to five lakh rupees." 10. Deletion of section- 38 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section- 38 (Penalty for possession or knowledge of possession of intoxicant) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be deleted. 11. Deletion of section- 53 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.—Section- 53 (Enhanced punishment after previous conviction) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be deleted. 12. Substitution of section- 54 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section- 54 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following:- " 54- Failure of occupier to disclose information of unlicensed manufacture or cultivation or consumption of liquor or intoxicant— (1) Whenever any liquor or intoxicant or other excisable item is manufactured, sold, stored, bottled, possessed, consumed or any excisable plant is cultivated in contravention of this Act, occupier of that land or building or his agents, shall give information to the nearest excise official, police official or the Collector as soon as the fact comes to their knowledge. (2) Whenever occupier(s) of that land or building or his agents fail to disclose information as per subsection (1), such person or persons shall be liable to be punished for imprisonment up to two years." 13. Substitution of section -56 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section-56 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following :- "56- Things liable for confiscation.—Whenever an offence has been committed, which is punishable under this Act.- (a) any intoxicant or liquor unlawfully imported, transported, manufactured, sold, stored, possessed, material, utensil, implement, apparatus, package or covering and or the other contents, if any, of such receptacle, package or covering for the purposes of storing, manufacturing or labelling such intoxicant or liquor; (b) any animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance used for carrying any intoxicant or liquor; or (c) any premises or part thereof that may have been used for storing or manufacturing any liquor or intoxicant or for committing any other offence under this Act; shall be liable to be confiscated in a manner prescribed under the provisions of the Act, (d) The State Government, if deem necessary, may issue necessary directions, guidelines, Regulations and instructions with respect to mode and manner of search, seizure and confiscation." 14. Substitution of Section -62 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section-62 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be substituted by the following :- "62- Premises liable to be sealed.—If it comes to the notice of any excise officer or any police officer, not below the rank of a Sub Inspector, that any liquor or intoxicant has been found at a particular premises or a particular premises or a part thereof is or has been used for committing any offence under this Act, he may immediately seal the premises and send a report to the Collector for the confiscation of the same. Provided that if the said premises are temporary structures which cannot be effectively sealed , then the excise officer or the police officer, with the order of the Collector, may demolish such temporary structures." 9 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 30 जलु ाई 2018 15. Deletion of section- 64 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section-64 (Collective fine) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be deleted. 16. Deletion of section- 66 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.— Section-66 (Externment etc of notorious or habitual offenders) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, shall be deleted. 17. Insertion of proviso after sub-section (1) of section-76 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.—After sub-section (1) of section-76 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the following proviso shall be inserted:- "Provided that offence committed for the first time under sub section (1) of section-37 and offence under section- 54 of the Act shall be bailable." By Order of the Governor of Bihar, AKHILESH KUMAR JAIN, Secretary to the Government. ———— [ध(cid:17)¡क(cid:16) स०चव(cid:4)लय म१(cid:27)ण(cid:4)लय(cid:16) ॢबह(cid:4)र(cid:16) पटन(cid:4) ह(cid:4)र(cid:4) (cid:31)क(cid:4)०शत eव # म१ॢ(cid:27)त? ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15) 730-5&1+400ड(cid:17)*ट+*प(cid:17)*? Website: http://egazette.bih.nic.in
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