State Act
Section 53. Penalty for certain unlawful acts of licensed vendors of their servant
53. Penalty for certain unlawful acts of licensed vendors of their servant :- (1) If any licensed vendor, or any person in his employed and acting on his behalf, (a) in contravention of section 23 employs or permits to be employed, in any part of his licensed premises referred to in that section, any person under age of 21 years or any doman, or (b) sells any intoxicant to a person who is drunk and intoxicated, or (c) sells or delivery any spirit or intoxicating drug to any persons apparently under the age of twenty one years whether for consumption by such person or by any other person, and whether for consumption on or off the premises of such vendor, or (d) Permits drunkness, intoxication, disorderly conduct, gambling or gamming on the premises of such vendor, or (e) Permits any person whom he knows or has reason to be believe, to have been convicted of any non-bailable offence, or (f) permits any prostitute to meet, or remain on the premises of such vendor, whether for the purpose of crime or prostitution or not, he shall be liable 2 to fine of not less than ten thousand rupees which may extend to fifty thousand rupees. (2) When any licensed vendor, or any person in his employ and acting on his behalf is charged with permitting drunkness or intoxication on the premises of such vendor, and it is proved that any person was drunk or intoxicated on such premises, it shall lie on the person charged to prove that the vendor and the persons employed by him took all reasonable steps for preventing drunkness or intoxication on such premises.