Substitution of section -37 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016
Section 9 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018 deals with 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;
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.
(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."
Section 9, Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act 8 of 2018).
Questions about Section 9
What does Section 9 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act deal with?
Section 9 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act is headed "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;
How do I find court cases under Section 9 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) 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 (Amendment) Act 9, section 9 Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, section 9 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When was the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act enacted?
Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act was enacted in 2018 as Act 8 of 2018. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 6. Substitution of section -34 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016349 words
- 3. Substitution of section -30 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016348 words
- 13. Substitution of section -56 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016165 words
- 4. Substitution of section -32 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016161 words
- 12. Substitution of section- 54 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016130 words
- 14. Substitution of Section -62 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016130 words
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