Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7471 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7471 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Vijay Mahato 2. Kamlesh Kumar Paswan. .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in jail since 13.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 47-A of the Excise Act. The recovery is 500 litres of the country made liquor and 100 litres of English liquor. The petitioners were caught on the spot. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that Kamlesh Kumar Paswan does not know driving and the actual accused persons fled away from the place of occurrence and the petitioners were simply passengers. Considering the fact that the investigation is complete, let the above named two petitioners, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7471 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in Sonbarsa Raj P.S.Case No.192 of 2011. B.Kr./- (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.