Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27085 of 2012 ====================================================== Pawan Ram @ Pawan Kumar .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . On information that the petitioner is cutting wire, the Junior Engineer raided the place and recovered 35 meters of copper wire. It is submitted that the recovery has not been made from possession of the petitioner. Moreover, the petitioner was appointed by the Electricity Department on contract basis as a Meter Reader and for some wages dispute accusation has been levelled against the petitioner. The statement has been made in paragraph no. 8 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27085 of 2012 (2) dt.02-08-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 171 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C. J. M. Sitamarhi, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 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.