Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13520 of 2012 ====================================================== Shiv Nandan Raut, Son of Late Bahadur Raut. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 17-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 47 (A) of the Excise Act. The petitioner, who is in custody since 16.02.2012, is one of the named accused in this case said to a sales man of a shop from where in huge quantity foreign and country made wine were recovered during the police raid. Submission is of false implication without any material. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Baniyapur P.S. Case No. 37 of 2012, subject to condition to attend the court regularly on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13520 of 2012 (2) dt.17-04-2012 2 / 2 2 each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.