Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38806 of 2012 (2) dt.11-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38806 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Singh @ Rajesh Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 47(a) of Excise Act. 200 liters of spirit, one thousand sachets of country made liquor each containing 200 ml and other equipments of manufacturing liquor were recovered from the cow-shade of the petitioner. It is submitted that cow shade is not being used by the petitioner since long. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Ayar P.S. Case no. 83 of 2010 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Bhojpur at Ara. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38806 of 2012 (2) dt.11-10-2012 Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (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.