Section 3(1)(c) in The Bihar Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985
(c)"Approved practitioner" means a person-(i)holding a qualification granted by an authority specified or notified under Section 3 of the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (7 of 1916) or specified in the Schedules to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), or(ii)registered or eligible for registration in a medical register of a State meant for the registration of persons practising the modern scientific system of medicine excluding the Homoeopathic System of Medicine or(iii)registered in medical register other than a register for the registration of Homeopathic practitioner, or a State, who although not falling within sub-clause (i) or sub-clause (ii) is declared by a general or special order made by the State Government in this behalf as a person practising the modern scientific system of medicine for the purposes of this Act and is approved by the Collector for the purposes of these Rules; or(iv)registered or eligible for registration in the register of dentists for a State under the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948); or(v)who is engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine and who possesses qualifications approved by the State Government;(vi)any other person engaged in medical, dental or veterinary practice and approved by the Commissioner of Excise for the purpose of these Rules or of corresponding Rules for the time being in force in any part of India.