Calling the Situation Grim, the Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Delays in NCLT Approvals  ||  Supreme Court: Admission of a Claim by a Resolution Professional is Not Debt Acknowledgment  ||  Supreme Court: Public Figures Must Exercise Caution as Their Words Have Consequences in Society  ||  SC: State Must Act as a Model Employer, Criticising the Union For Not Regularising ISRO Workers  ||  J&K&L High Court: Minor Minerals Have Major Environmental Impacts and Must be Regulated  ||  Del HC: Unexplained Money Received by Public Servant is Not Bribery Without Proof of Official Favour  ||  Del HC: There is No Absolute Bar on Granting Co-Convicts Parole/Furlough Together in Suitable Cases  ||  Bom HC: LARR Authority Can Examine Limitation Issues in Land Acquisition References under 2013 Act  ||  MP HC: Long-Serving Employees Cannot Be Denied Regularisation by Retrospective Statutory Amendments  ||  J&K&L HC: Routine Challenges to Lok Adalat Awards Defeat Their Purpose of Quick Dispute Resolution    

Supreme Court: Drunk Occupants of Private Vehicles Can be Prosecuted Under Bihar Prohibition Law - (02 Jul 2019)

CRIMINAL

Supreme Court has observed that a private vehicle in Bihar is defined as a "public place" by the State's prohibition law and if a person is travelling drunk, police have the power to prosecute. The Court made the observation while deciding on an appeal filed by some persons, who were travelling to Patna from Jharkhand's Giridih on June 25, 2016 in a private vehicle after consuming liquor, and were arrested by police.

Tags : SUPREME COURT   BIHAR PROHIBITION LAW  

Share :        

Disclaimer | Copyright 2026 - All Rights Reserved