Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20287 of 2012 (2) dt.22-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20287 of 2012 ====================================================== Birendra Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-06-2012 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 section 47(a) of the Excise Act. It is alleged that 75 liters of Mahua wine kept in three gallons was recovered when the petitioner along with other accused persons was found running away. Subsequently, name of the petitioner transpired. It is submitted that recovery is from the field and on suspicion the petitioner has been named. It is orally submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of 12 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20287 of 2012 (2) dt.22-06-2012 satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawadah in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 12 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted by the learned court below on verification of the fact that on the date of institution of the case, the petitioner was not involved in similar nature of offence. 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.