Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40101 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajdeo Rai, son of Jiyalal Rai, resident of village- Raghunathpur, P.S.- Paroo, District Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMARESH KUMAR LAL ORAL ORDER 2 08-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. This is an application for grant of bail to the accused- petitioner for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and 47(A) of Excise Act. It is submitted that the petitioner has been named in the FIR at the instance of co-accused Mukesh Kumar and Binod Kumar Sah. It is further submitted that Mukesh Kumar and Binod Kumar Sah have been granted bail by Incharge, Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur vide B. P. No. 942 of 2012 and the petitioner has been in custody since 29.8.2012 having no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the State could not controvert the contention of the petitioner while opposing his prayer. Considering the facts and circumstances, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40101 of 2012 (2) dt.08-11-2012 2 bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., (West) at Muzaffarpur in Paroo P. S. Case No. 123 of 2012 with following conditions:- (i) The petitioner will not indulge himself in similar or any other offence. (ii) One of the bailors must be the close relative of the petitioner. (iii) The petitioner will be well represented in the Court on each and every date and in case of absence for two consecutive dates or in case of violation of terms of bail, his bail bond would be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned. Kanchan/- (Amaresh Kumar Lal, 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.