The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday, August 11, passed a Bill prescribing capital punishment and life imprisonment in cases related to deaths caused by consumption of spurious liquor.

The assembly also passed the Madhya Pradesh Excise (Amendment) Bill that provides for the death penalty and a penality up to Rs 20 lakh for anyone convicted for the second time of making and supplying spurious liquor that causes death.

Finance and excise minister Jagdish Deora, who tabled the bill, mentioned the proposed law that has been sent to governor Mangubhai Patel for approval will curb the sale and manufacturing of illicit liquor in the state.  The excise law in the state earlier provided for imprisonment of two months to ten years for those convicted of involvement in illicit liquor trade for the first time and life imprisonment for the second. Officials cited the deaths of about 50 people after consuming illicit liquor over the last 11 months and said this prompted the government to seek an amendment to the law.

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