Bihar police on Monday conducted a raid in Bhagwanpur village of Begusarai district and arrested 2 persons with liquor, said the authorities. Bihar is a dry state where the sale of alcohol has been prohibited since 2016 under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
Patna (Bihar)[India], March 30 (ANI): The Bihar Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which empowers the state government to impose penalties for certain categories of offences instead of direct imprisonment.