In a key development, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Education and Cabinet in Bihar, Sanjay Kumar listed the rules for the Liquor Prohibition Bill 2022. It is pertinent to mention that this is the very bill that was passed by the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Govt in the assembly on March 30, calling the alcohol drinkers 'Mahapaapi' (sinners).
The set of rules that were announced by the Education and Cabinet ACS states that if a person is caught for the first time consuming alcohol will be fined anywhere between Rs 2,000 and Rs 5,000. He further said that first-time offenders won't be jailed. However, if the first time offender fails to pay the fine, then he/she will be jailed for thirty days. The 2nd time offender won't find any relief as per the law, and he/she will have to serve a jail sentence of 1 year.
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