Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6730 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6730 of 2012 ====================================================== Raju Prasad .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-03-2012 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. The house of the petitioner was raided on the information that he provided drinking facility to the outsiders when seizure of huge quantity of liquor was made. While conducting raid, the family members obstructed and made assault to raiding party. It is submitted that other family members have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court. Considering the nature of recovery, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner keeping in view that the raiding party does not claim to have found Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6730 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 any takers of liquor at the place if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Semri P.S. Case No. 152 of 2011 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Buxar. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. 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.