Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44817 of 2011 Jagdish Patel, son of Late Ganesh Patel Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 02.01.2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 24.04.2011 in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . and Section 47(A) of the Excise Act. 220 litres of country made liquor and 245 litres of spirit were recovered from the hutment of the petitioner. A statement has been made in para 7 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid submissions and the period under custody, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Trial No. 697 of 2011 arising out of Sugauli P.S. Case No. 105 of 2011. 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.