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Whether offence under Section 61 compoundable and bailable. - The offence is not compoundable (Sec. 80) but bailable (Sec. 72) except offence of possession of a working still for the manufacture of any intoxicant under Section 61. Recovery of illicit liquor - Only empty containers produced in court not the liquor - Conten- tion of Police that there was leakage - No entry in roznamcha made or this fact brought to no- tice of Court - Though trial may not be vitiated, but it has to be seen ultimately if any prejudice was caused to accused or not - If prejudice was caused, benefit would go accused - In instant case accused acquitted as liquor not produced in Court. 1984(1) RCR (Crl.) 429 relied. 1982 Cr. LJ. 1374 distinguished.