Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressing a press conference with deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in Patna. Pic/PTI

Patna: Pouring cold water on tipplers’ hopes of once again savouring their drinks, the Bihar government yesterday notified a new prohibition law, which could land them in jail for up to seven years and make them poorer by Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, two days after the Patna High Court quashed its order on banning alcohol consumption.