Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29090 of 2012 ====================================================== Basant Kumar Singh @ Basant Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 22-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , 47(a) of the Excise Act and 8/20 of NDPS Act. 4.5 kgs. Ganja and 3 litres spirit were recovered from the house of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the recovery is from the joint family house and due to the family feud the petitioner used to reside at Karakat, hence, the recovery cannot be treated from the possession of the petitioner. A statement has been made in para 19 that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. In view of this Court, it is a fit case for Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29090 of 2012 (3) dt.22-11-2012 2/2 consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Bikramganj P.S. Case No. 94 of 2012 pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.