Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22139 of 2012 ====================================================== Krishna Chaudhary, S/O Sri Rajdeo Chaudhary, R/O Village - Navdiha, P.S. Gurua, Distt. – Gaya. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance: For the petitioner : Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. Gauri Shanker Gupta, A.P.P. ========================================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with a case instituted under [STATUTE] and Section 47A of the Excise Act. Taking into consideration recovery of illicit wine along with manufacturing equipments from the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and, accordingly, the same is rejected. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani 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.