Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43920 of 2011 Pintu Harijan son of Ramnath Harijan Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2. 13.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 30.07.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and co-accused Ugrasen Singh from whose possession recovery was made has already been granted privilege of bail by learned Sessions Judge itself vide order dated 05.11.2011 passed in B.P. No. 1083 of 2011. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10, 000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj, in connection with Vijaipur P.S. Case No. 56 of 2011. Saif/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.