The Prohibition, Excise, and Registration Department, Bihar on May 31, 2023, issued the Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2023 to further amend the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Rules, 2021.
The following has been amended namely: -
• It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar and shall apply to all pending cases
• Rule 12A (2) which specifies “Release of Vehicles, Conveyance, etc. on Payment of Penalty” has been substituted namely: -
"The amount of penalty shall be as decided by the Collector or the Officer authorized by him. While imposing the penalty, he shall have due regard to the quantity of intoxicant recovered, involvement of the vehicle owner and the latest insurance value of the vehicle. In no case, the penalty should be less than 10% of the insured value of the vehicle and more than Rs. 5 lakhs. The insured value is the value of the vehicle as assessed by the insurance company. Where, the insured value is not available or the Collector or the Officer authorized by him has reason to believe that the vehicle is undervalued, he shall get the valuation done by the District Transport Officer.
In any case, the Collector shall not wait beyond 15 days from the date of seizure and if during this period, the accused/owner does not pay up the penalty, he shall proceed with the confiscation/auction”
This shall come into force on May 31, 2023
[Notification No. 11/Utpad Niti-01-03/2021/3671]
