Case Law Analysis
|Patna High Court
Bihar Prohibition Act | Post-2018 Amendments Abolish Deemed Possession & Presumed Offender Doctrines : Patna HC Grants Anticipatory Bail
Patna High Court rules that the 2018 amendments to the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act eliminate the doctrines of deemed possession and presumed offender, requiring independent evidence to implicate third parties. The court granted anticipatory bail, emphasizing that custodial confessions alone cannot establish guilt without corroborative proof, marking a significant shift in excise law enforcement.