BANNED
* Manufacturing, bottling, distribution, transportation, accumulation, possession, purchase, sale or consumption of any type of liquor, intoxicating substance, or contraband item
* Bhang
* No new licence for distillery, brewery or bottling plant in state
* Transportation of liquor or any intoxicant through state can be regulated
* Possession of spirits
* Medicines with alcoholic substance
EXEMPT FROM BAN
* Toddy
* Existing distilleries, breweries & bottling plants
Crime & Punishment
* Jail from 10 years to life imprisonment for consuming alcohol or contraband substance
* Family members above age of 18 will be held guilty if law is violated at home
* Head or in-charge of company & all responsible persons will be held guilty if any employee flouts prohibition within company premises
(Exception for companies in which central or state govts hold majority stake)
* Any excise or police official in the rank of sub-inspector or above can enter any premises at any time without warrant to inspect, search and collect samples
* Any person found violating or trying to violate prohibition could be arrested without warrant
* Special courts to try prohibition offences
* Anyone storing utensils or apparatus used for making liquor
* Failure to inform police about consumption or sale of liquor to attract 10-year jail term
* Jail term of 5 to 7 years for anyone found in intoxicated state due to use of liquor, drugs or medicines
* Media houses, movies, social platforms to face prison term of up to five years for directly or indirectly advertising liquor or any intoxicant
* 10 years' jail for anyone who obstructs police or excise official from enforcing law
* House owners who let out premises or buildings in which prohibition is violated will be held guilty and sentenced to prison term of same duration as violator
* If any excise or police official harasses anyone without any valid reason, they will be jailed for up to three years and also lose their jobs
* District magistrates can impose collective fines on villages, towns or community if repeated violations of prohibition occur
* Habitual offenders could be expelled from a district or a part of it
Compiled by Dev Raj
