Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5331 of 2012 ====================================================== Om Prakash Singh, son of late Ishwar Deyal Singh, resident of village Laxmipur, P.S. Barahara, district Bhojpur .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr.Vikramdeo Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party : Mrs. Pushpa Sinha II, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD) 2 02-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under [STATUTE] and 47(A) of the Excise Act with regard to recovery of 400 sachets of country made liquor, each containing 200 ml, from the house of one Ram Deyal. The said Ram Deyal disclosed that the said premises was taken on rent by Om Prakash Singh, but, there is no document on record regarding letting out of the premises on rent. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender of the petitioner, he is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, within four weeks, from the date of receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Barahara P.S. Case No. 221 of 2011 to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Arrah, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code as well as the petitioner is directed to cooperate with the police during investigation and produce himself as and when required by the police during investigation. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 272

Statute Text:
Section 272 of the Indian Penal Code. Adulterating food or drink intended for sale, so as to make the same noxious. Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold 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.