The State As An Abettor In Alcohol-Related Crimes
The Hon'ble High Court of Madras is currently dealing with a
very interesting issue "Whether the State Government is an
abettor in the alcohol-related crimes or not?" Let's see
what the judges had to say about this thought-provoking issue,
Justice N Anand Venkatesh highlighted in an order that,
"the State cannot wash its hand from the adverse effects of
its policy of selling liquor to its own people" and suggested
the government should pay the compensation to victims of offences
committed, under the influence of alcohol.
With the same token, the other judges commented that, there
should be immediate steps to curb this peril. Likewise, the court
wants to make the government also responsible for each and every
one of the offence that is committed under the influence of
alcohol. Before going into the details, let us first understand
some of the terms which are discussed hereinabove:
