Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38376 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajay Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 08-11-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and 47(a) of the Excise Act. Huge quantity of liquor and packing materials were recovered form the joint family house of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that recovery has been made from the joint family house but differing seizure list from differing areas have been prepared in order to involve the entire family members. In view of this court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of eight weeks in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case No. 100 of 2012, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan. With the observations above, the application Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38376 of 2012 (3) dt.08-11-2012 2 / 2 2 stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted to the learned Court below through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 273

Statute Text:
Section 273 of the Indian Penal Code. Selling any food or drink as food and drink, knowing the same to be noxious. Whoever sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.