Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23061 of 2012 ====================================================== Sajan Singh .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-07-2012 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] and 47(a) of the Excise Act. From a Maruti Van, 3005 sachets of country made liquor were recovered. It is alleged against the petitioner and two others that they were loaded on a motorcycle and petitioner hinted the driver of Maruti Van from which liquors were recovered to turn its destination. It is submitted that the petitioner is not involved in any other case of Excise Act and only on suspicion the petitioner has been ropped in this case. The seizure can not be treated to be from possession of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23061 of 2012 (2) dt.03-07-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Ara Muffasil P.S. Case No. 258 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Bhojpur, Ara, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted on filing affidavit before the learned court below that the petitioner shall co-operate in investigation and the said affidavit be transmitted to the Investigating Officer of the present case by the learned court below. U.K./- (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.