Movement of Intoxicants etc

In force Act 20 of 2016 As on 15 Oct 2026

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Act 20 of 2016

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Section 14 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 deals with movement of Intoxicants etc. No liquor, intoxicant or final product shall be imported, exported or transported or transited within or from outside or through the State except with a valid permit and subject to such duty (if any) payable;

(1) No liquor, intoxicant or final product shall be imported, exported or transported or transited within or from outside or through the State except with a valid permit and subject to such duty (if any) payable;
(2) If any consignment of liquor or intoxicants is being transported by road from a place outside the State of Bihar to another such place and the vehicle carrying the consignment passes through the territory of the State, the driver or any other person in-charge of the vehicle shall obtain transit permission in the prescribed manner from the authority of the first check post falling enroute after entry into the State and shall surrender the same transit permission to the authority of the last check-post before leaving the State and in the event of failure to do so within the stipulated hours of leaving the first check-post falling enroute, it shall be deemed that liquor or intoxicants so transported have been sold or disposed off by the owner or the person-in-charge of the vehicle within the State of Bihar.
(3) In case the driver or person referred to in sub-section (2) fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (2), he may, apart from being levied such penalty as the State Government may decide, also be prosecuted under section 30 of this Act;
(4) The State Government may make detailed rules for this purpose.
Section 14, Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (Act 20 of 2016).

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s. 30 Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport, manufacture, possession, sale, etc

Questions about Section 14

What does Section 14 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act deal with?

Section 14 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act is headed "Movement of Intoxicants etc". No liquor, intoxicant or final product shall be imported, exported or transported or transited within or from outside or through the State except with a valid permit and subject to such duty (if any) payable;

How do I find court cases under Section 14 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 14, section 14 Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, section 14 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 14 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 30 (Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport, manufacture, possession, sale, etc), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act enacted?

Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act was enacted in 2016 as Act 20 of 2016. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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