Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21944 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jai Kishore Singh 2. Dhananjay Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 19-07-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and 47(a) of the Excise Act. The recovery is of 100 litres of mahua from the field of petitioner No. 1 whereas 65 litres of mahua from the field of petitioner No. 2. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioners that recovery is from the vacated land, hence it can not be treated from the possession of the petitioners. Considering the nature of accusation, in view of this Court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioners surrender within a period of six weeks in connection with Udwant Nagar P.S. Case No. 113 of 2011, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara. With the observations above, the application Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21944 of 2012 (3) dt.19-07-2012 2 / 2 2 stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioners. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 272

Statute Text:
Section 272 of the Indian Penal Code. Adulterating food or drink intended for sale, so as to make the same noxious. Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold 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.