Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37542 of 2012 ====================================================== Sarabjeet Singh @ Sarvjeet Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 01-10-2012 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. It is alleged that near the embankment of the river five drums containing liquor were found when it was destroyed and the petitioner along with Bhukhan Choudhary and Triloki Singh were seen fleeing away from that place. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that as per own version of the police there is no actual recovery and a statement has been made in para 9 that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Moreover, the place of seizure is embankment of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37542 of 2012 (2) dt.01-10-2012 2/2 river. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Sahar P.S. Case No. 12 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. 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.