PATNA: What Patna High Court support Bihar On Tuesday, the government found a link between what it called ineffective implementation of the 2016 ban and increased crime in dry states, including theft by juveniles. teenagers, villagers, politicians and policemen.
In a 20-page order, Justice Purnendu Singh listed nine types of crime and social evils that are on the rise in Bihar: drug addiction, trafficking in banned drugs, car theft, death and crime offenses involving minors. The panel of sole judges referred the matter to the chief judge for trial by treating it as a PIL.
“Considering the documents that were presented during the hearing, it shows that the state authorities did not implement a complete ban in Bihar to protect the health, life and freedom of the people. in general and their confidence,” said the judge, while listening to the bail application of Neeraj Singh, a Muzaffarpur resident who was entangled in a burglary.
Justice Singh said police and state officials knowingly failed to provide evidence against the alcohol smugglers and those running the supply organization. Illustrating cases where bail applications were filed, the court pointed to an increasing trend of arresting minors involved in smuggling.
The high court said pre-2015 statistics show much fewer drug cases, but the recent increase in bails for cases under anti-drug laws for I see people abusing illegal substances as a substitute for alcohol.
Justice Singh was heavily critical of the hooch deaths in Bihar, saying that the government had failed to develop an SOP to treat victims of such tragedies and illicit methyl alcohol The poison has killed thousands of people in the state. He said fewer cases registered against casks of alcohol compared to poor people caught drinking. Investigators deliberately avoided corroborating allegations with evidence and doing so allowed the mafia to operate freely, the high cout said.
The government has come under pressure over the Bihar Prohibition and Consumption Act, 2016, following a string of hooch deaths. At least 40 deaths were recorded in the three districts after Diwali last year, while successive tragedies killed about 14 people in Saran and 13 others in Nalanda in January. About 50 people died in moon-related disasters after Holi in March, then in May, and in August.
In a 20-page order, Justice Purnendu Singh listed nine types of crime and social evils that are on the rise in Bihar: drug addiction, trafficking in banned drugs, car theft, death and crime offenses involving minors. The panel of sole judges referred the matter to the chief judge for trial by treating it as a PIL.
“Considering the documents that were presented during the hearing, it shows that the state authorities did not implement a complete ban in Bihar to protect the health, life and freedom of the people. in general and their confidence,” said the judge, while listening to the bail application of Neeraj Singh, a Muzaffarpur resident who was entangled in a burglary.
Justice Singh said police and state officials knowingly failed to provide evidence against the alcohol smugglers and those running the supply organization. Illustrating cases where bail applications were filed, the court pointed to an increasing trend of arresting minors involved in smuggling.
The high court said pre-2015 statistics show much fewer drug cases, but the recent increase in bails for cases under anti-drug laws for I see people abusing illegal substances as a substitute for alcohol.
Justice Singh was heavily critical of the hooch deaths in Bihar, saying that the government had failed to develop an SOP to treat victims of such tragedies and illicit methyl alcohol The poison has killed thousands of people in the state. He said fewer cases registered against casks of alcohol compared to poor people caught drinking. Investigators deliberately avoided corroborating allegations with evidence and doing so allowed the mafia to operate freely, the high cout said.
The government has come under pressure over the Bihar Prohibition and Consumption Act, 2016, following a string of hooch deaths. At least 40 deaths were recorded in the three districts after Diwali last year, while successive tragedies killed about 14 people in Saran and 13 others in Nalanda in January. About 50 people died in moon-related disasters after Holi in March, then in May, and in August.
