Punishment for abetment of offences against the Act.- Where any offence against this Act, is committed in any… — APPENDIX 11 THE BIHAR PROHIBITION ACT, 1938. (Bihar Act VI of 1938)

Punishment for abetment of offences against the Act.- Where any offence against this Act, is committed in any area in which it is in force, whoever commits, or attempts to commit, or abets the commission of, any of the Acts, making up the offence shall be liable to be punished therefore, whether such commission, attempt or abetment takes place within or outside such area.

24. Punishment for abetment of offences against the Act.- Where any offence against this Act, is committed in any area in which it is in force, whoever commits, or attempts to commit, or abets the commission of, any of the Acts, making up the offence shall be liable to be punished therefore, whether such commission, attempt or abetment takes place within or outside such area. Things liable to confiscation.- When an offence has been committed against this Act, the liquor, [tari] 1 , talras, intoxicating drug, materials, still, utensils, implement, or apparatus in respect of or by means of which the offence was. committed shall be liable to confiscation along with the receptacles, packages, covering, animals, vessels, carts or other vehicles used to hold or carry the same: Provided that no animal, vessel, cart or other vehicle as aforesaid shall be liable to confiscation unless the owner thereof is proved to have been implicated in the commission of the offence. Confiscation how ordered.- (1) When the offender is convicted or when the person charged with an offence against this Act, is acquitted, but the Court decides that anything is liable to confiscation such confiscation may be ordered by the Court. When an offence against this Act, has been committed but the offender is not known or cannot be found, or when anything liable to confiscation under this Act, and not in the possession of any person cannot be satisfactorily accounted for, the case shall be inquired into and determined by the Magistrate or Prohibition authority, and the Magistrate or such Prohibition authority may order such confiscation: Provided that no such order shall be made until the expiration of three months from the date of seizing the things intended to be confiscated or without hearing the persons, if any, claiming any right thereto, and evidence, if any, which they may produce in support of their claims. Offences under the Act, to be cognizable. – All offences under this Act, shall be cognizable, and subject to the provisions of this Act, the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898) 1 , with respect to cognizable offences shall apply to them. CHAPTER IV Exemptions and Licenses . Power to notify exemptions.- (1) The Governor may, by notification and subject to such conditions as may be specified in such notification, exempt 2 [tari] or any specified liquor or intoxicating drug or article containing such liquor or drug from the observance of all or any of the provisions of this Act, on the ground that such liquor, drug or article is required for a medicinal, scientific, industrial or such like purpose. When issuing a notification under sub-section (1), the Governor shall have power to provide that a breach of any of the conditions subject to which the exemption is granted shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Exemption of bonafide travellers and lawful consignments.- Until the Governor by notification otherwise directs, the provisions of this Act, shall not apply – (a) to liquor or intoxicating drugs in the possession of bonafide travelers coming from an area in which this Act, is not in force and going to an area in which this Act, is not in force while such travelers are passing through any area in which this Act, is in force, if such liquor or intoxicating drugs are intended for the personal use of such travelers; Provided that a person shall not be deemed to be a traveler for the purposes of this clause if he remains in an area in which this Act is in force for a period exceeding forty-eight hours exclusive of the time taken in travelling through such area; and

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