Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44957 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Aslam .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinod Kumar For the Opposite Party/s Mr. Mukesh Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-12-2012 Heard Mr. Vinod Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Mukesh Kumar learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner is in custody in connection with Jehanabad G.R.P. Case No. 34 of 12 instituted for the alleged offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the F.I.R. it has been stated as regards the petitioner that in course of search, the petitioner dropped the stolen purse which was recovered by the informant, a police constable In the said purse the informant found a sum of Rs.110/-. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that no case regarding any theft was instituted and in such view of the matter no offence under section 414 is made out. He further submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44957 of 2012 (2) dt.14-12-2012 2 / 2 2 In view of above, let petitioner Md. Aslam be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Railway Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Jerhanabad G.R.P. Case No. 34/12. Naresh/- (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 414

Statute Text:
Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code. Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolen. Whoever voluntarily assists in concealing or disposing of or making away with property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.