Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28156 of 2012 ====================================================== Manjay Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 14-08-2012 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. When the raid was led Surendra along with one Anil @ Arvind were found selling liquor when 400 sachets liquor each of 200 ml. were also recovered. The apprehended accused disclosed that the liquor was being manufactured by this petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the recovery was made from the apprehended accused persons and the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence. A statement has been made in para 2 of the supplementary affidavit that the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28156 of 2012 (2) dt.14-08-2012 2/2 petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Kankarbagh P.S. Case No. 163 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted on filling affidavit that he will co-operate in the investigation. The said affidavit will be transmitted to the I.O. concerned by the learned court below. The non- cooperation will give liberty to the prosecution to file application for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 273

Statute Text:
Section 273 of the Indian Penal Code. Selling any food or drink as food and drink, knowing the same to be noxious. Whoever sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious 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.