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(F) The failure of the State to take strict disciplinary action against the erring officers:
The failure of the State to take strict disciplinary action against the officers without whose engagement commission of such offence is not possible are left free. The State must take appropriate legal and disciplinary action against such officials, particularly, Police Officers, Excise Officers, Commercial Tax Officers and the District Transport Officers of the concerned District under whose nose illicit trade of liquor is being carried out. The State is duty bound to stop corruption Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14308 of 2022(5) dt.12-10-2022 which has led to growth of a parallel economy.
(G) Loss in terms of Human Potential The prohibition has pushed the consumption of cheaper hooch and drugs not only leading to thriving of parallel economy of illicit liquor, but also the problem relating to alcoholism. It has been found that the labourers earning paltry daily wages were slapped with large fine they could not afford and had to take loans that push them further into the death. It is recorded that majority of the citizens between the age group of 18 to 35 years are addicted to liquor. This age group is the most productive age group and it has led in terms of human potential loss due to ill effect of liquor on their physical, psychological, moral and their intellectual growth. Perhaps, the State has not taken any preventive measures to combat menace of such abuse.