Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2133 of 2012 (2) dt.03-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2133 of 2012 ====================================================== Rudal Mandal .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.4973 of 2012 ====================================================== Shambhu Mandal @ Shambhu Kumar Mandal .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 03-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in custody since 15.09.2011 and 02.08.2011 respectively in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Subsequently, [STATUTE] . was also added. One pick up van loaded with stolen iron rods of N.T.P.C. were recovered in front of house of petitioner Rudal Mandal. On the driving seat the petitioner Shambhu Mandal @ Shambhu Kumar Mandal was sitting alongwith one Panchanand Kumar Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2133 of 2012 (2) dt.03-02-2012 @ Panchanand who disclosed that he purchased the articles from the petitioner Rudal Mandal. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner Rudal Mandal that there is no recovery from the petitioner and he has no criminal antecedent whereas it is submitted on behalf of petitioner Shambhu Mandal @ Shambhu Kumar Mandal that the petitioner was simply the driver of the vehicle and Panchanand Kumar has been granted bail as gets reflected from Annexure-2. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. Ist Class, Munger, in connection with Bariyarpur P.S. Case No. 75 of 2011(G.R. Case No. 1315 of 2011). U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 411

Statute Text:
Section 411 of the Indian Penal Code. Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen. Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe the same 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.