News Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Amit Mandal
Updated Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:08 PM IST
Summary
In Bihar, the Prohibition Act came into force in 2016, under which production, sale and consumption was banned in the entire state.
The Bihar government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that changes would be made in the stringent liquor law in the state. The Supreme Court on Tuesday once again advised the Bihar government regarding this law, saying that due to this thousands of people are in jail and the judicial system has come to a standstill. The top court said it was a matter of concern and observed that the Bihar government has brought the law without any study and 16 judges of the Patna High Court are engaged in dealing with bail applications.
Records sought from the government on the study of the effect of the law
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M M Sundaresh sought record keeping of the study of its impact carried out by the state government in dealing with a batch of bail petitions of accused registered under the stringent law. Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the Bihar government, said an amendment has to be brought to make the law more effective and deal with its repercussions. The bench said that we would like to know whether the legislative impact study was done before the implementation of the Bihar Prohibition Act.
Liquor Prohibition Act came into force in Bihar in 2016
In Bihar, the Prohibition Act came into force in 2016, under which production, sale and consumption were banned in the entire state. The law provides for imprisonment for serious offences, besides fine for confiscation of the property of the accused. The law was amended in 2018 under which certain provisions were diluted. The bench initially said that it is a matter of concern that 16 judges of the Patna High Court are engaged in disposal of bail matters.
The bench said, this law is creating crowd. Correct it or we say release everyone on bail till the reform is done. You have passed legislation without any legislative impact study. You have not studied what infrastructure would be required to deal with cases arising out of law. The court said the state government has made the offense non-bailable under the law, which is creating problems as the matter is reaching the High Court and the Supreme Court.
Expansion
The Bihar government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that changes would be made in the stringent liquor law in the state. The Supreme Court on Tuesday once again advised the Bihar government regarding this law, saying that due to this thousands of people are in jail and the judicial system has come to a standstill. The top court said it was a matter of concern and observed that the Bihar government has brought the law without any study and 16 judges of the Patna High Court are engaged in dealing with bail applications.
Records sought from the government on the study of the effect of the law
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M M Sundaresh sought record keeping of the study of its impact carried out by the state government in dealing with a batch of bail petitions of accused registered under the stringent law. Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the Bihar government, said an amendment has to be brought to make the law more effective and deal with its repercussions. The bench said that we would like to know whether the legislative impact study was done before the implementation of the Bihar Prohibition Act.
Liquor Prohibition Act came into force in Bihar in 2016
In Bihar, the Prohibition Act came into force in 2016, under which production, sale and consumption were banned in the entire state. The law provides for imprisonment for serious offences, besides fine for confiscation of the property of the accused. The law was amended in 2018 under which certain provisions were diluted. The bench initially said that it is a matter of concern that 16 judges of the Patna High Court are engaged in disposal of bail matters.
The bench said, this law is creating crowd. rectify it or we say release everyone on bail till rectification is done. You have passed legislation without any legislative impact study. You have not studied what infrastructure would be required to deal with cases arising out of law. The court said the state government has made the offense non-bailable under the law, which is creating problems as the matter is reaching the High Court and the Supreme Court.