 bill no 65 of 2012 the glorification of alcoholic beverages in motion pictures (prohibition) bill, 2012by dr mahendrasinh p chauhan, mpa billto prohibit glorification of consumption of alcoholic beverages in motion pictures in order to check adverse effects of consumption of alcohol on people, particularly on the younger generation, and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-third year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the glorification of alcoholic beverages in motionpictures (prohibition) act, 2012(2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement5(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(a) "alcoholic beverage" includes beer, wine or spirits; (b) "motion picture" includes cinema, television serials, telefilms, dramaticperformance or any visual display; and(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act3(1) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, glorification of alcoholic beverages in motion pictures is hereby prohibitedprohibition of glorification of consumption of alcoholic liquor5explanation— for the purposes of this section, the expression "glorification ofalcoholic beverages" includes presentation of consumption of alcoholic beverages as status symbol or a refreshing drink or a stimulant or an antidote to all kinds of worries, frustrations, tiredness, human sorrows or day-to-day problems(2) whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this actpenalty104 (1) whoever commits an offence under this act shall be punished with imprisonmentfor a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees15(2) where an offence under this act is committed by a body corporate or a department of a government, any person who, at the time of the commission of the offence, was incharge of the body corporate or department of the government, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he used all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offencepower to make rules5 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, makerules for carrying out the purposes of this act20 25(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session  immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsnowadays we find that in every movie, television serial, telefilm and even drama, consumption of alcoholic liquor is glorified to the maximum extent possible every character including the hero, heroine or the villain are shown taking liquor if someone is tired or worried or happy, he is shown taking alcohol in fact, on every occasion, alcohol is portrayed as an antidote to all kinds of sorrows, worries or even tiredness everyone is ready to prepare and offer a drink to others as if it is a refreshing tonic which relieves a person from all worries, sorrows and miseries this glorification of liquor is unabated inspite of the fact that medical science has proved beyond doubt that consumption of liquor is very harmful to our health as it damages the liver and other vital organs of the body after consuming liquor, a person no longer remains sensible and may commit worst crimesthe glorification of consumption of liquor in movies and television programmes has started showing its impact on the society and consumption of liquor has become a status symbol in the society it has become an essential component of the menu in parties, marriages and birthday celebrations and such other social gatherings as a result, more and more people are becoming alcoholic, families are getting ruined and heinous crimes are being committed in the societytherefore, in order to get rid of this evil, the glorification of liquor in popular electronic media has to be prohibited which will have far reaching implications for our society after all a beginning has to be done to cleanse the societyhence this billnew delhi;mahendrasinh p chauhanapril 13, 2012 memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 5 of the bill provides that the central government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill the rules will relate to matters of administrative detail onlythe delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character lok sabha———— a billto prohibit glorification of consumption of alcoholic beverages in motion pictures in orderto check adverse effects of consumption of alcohol on people,particularly on the younger generation, and for mattersconnected therewith or incidental thereto————(dr mahendrasinh p chauhan, mp)gmgipmrnd—1486ls(s-4)—13-07-2012