Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2735 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramesh Prasad .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 05-03-2012 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. 05 drums of spirit containing 200 liters each total amounting to Rs. 1,000/- was recovered from Tata Magic. It is submitted that when seizure was made petitioner was not present and seizure from the vehicle of the petitioner being the public carrier it can not be said that the petitioner was in the knowledge of the same. It appears absolutely improbable that 05 drums can be loaded in the Magic vehicle. Seizure was made on 06.11.2011 when it was transmitted to the learned court below on 08.11.2011. It is further Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2735 of 2012 (3) dt.05-03-2012 2 / 2 2 submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the fact that seizure has not been made from possession of petitioner, let the 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 Baniapur P.S. Case No. 206 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. Saran at Chapra, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 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.