The court said that for several reasons, the state’s law banning liquor ‘finds itself on the wrong side of history’.

Patna: The Patna High Court has scolded Bihar government officials over the liquor ban in the state, observing that they love the liquor ban since it means "big money" for them. The court also said that the police are working in tandem with liquor smugglers and the poor are bearing the brunt of the law.

The Patna High Court has said the liquor prohibition in Bihar gave rise to unauthorised trade of liquor and other contraband items.

In a scathing ruling, Justice Purnendu Singh said the law had let ‘unauthorised liquor trade’ and it was the poor that were being booked in cases of contravention.

The Patna High Court criticized Bihar government officials for profiting from the state's liquor ban, alleging their complicity with smugglers. The court argued that the ban disproportionately affects the poor,

Justice Purnendu Singh also underlined how only a few cases were registered against the liquor kingpin and enforcement action was mostly aimed at the poor