Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11298 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Shambhu Ray, S/O Jagan Nath Ray, R/O Village - Chirayan, P.S. Bakhtiarpur, Distt. – Patna. 2. Agnu Ray, S/O Lalak Ray, R/O Village - Chirayan, P.S. Bakhtiarpur, Distt. – Patna. 3. Sheochandra Ray, S/O Jagan Bahadur Ray, R/O Village - Chirayan, P.S. Bakhtiarpur, Distt. – Patna. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 47(a) of the Excise Act. The accusation is of recovery of 35 liters of country made liquor from each of the petitioners when the petitioners fled away from the place of seizure. It is submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent and recovery is not from their house. Considering the aforesaid submissions and quanity of seizure these are the good grounds for Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11298 of 2012 (2) dt.05-04-2012 2 / 2 2 consideration of regular bail if the petitioners surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Bakhtiarpur P.S. Case No. 115 of 2011 pending in the court of the learned A.C.J.M., Barh. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioners. U.K./- (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.