Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33634 of 2012 ====================================================== Sharwan Kumar .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-09-2012 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 in front of the house of one Baikunth Yadav, huge quantity of liquor was recovered from a Maruti Van. Subsequently it was found that the petitioner was driver of the said vehicle when Sharvan Kumar was the shopkeeper. The statement has been made in paragraph no. 6 of the petition that the petitioner is no way concern with the said Maruti Van and admittedly, the vehicle was parked in the premises of Baikunth Yadav and further statement has been made in paragraph no. 11 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33634 of 2012 (2) dt.03-09-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 Kudaganj P.S. Case No. 65 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Hilsa, Nalanda, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted on affidavit being filed before the learned court below that the petitioner will co-operate in investigation and the said affidavit shall be transmitted by the learned court below to the concerned Investigating Officer of the present case. Non co-operation in investigation by the petitioner will give liberty to the prosecution to file an application for cancellation of bail of petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 290

Statute Text:
Section 290 of the Indian Penal Code. Committing a public nuisance. Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Code, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.