Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35489 of 2012 (2) dt.19-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35489 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of committing theft of submersible pump installed near Jal Mandir when recovery has been made from the scrap shop of the father of the petitioner. It is orally submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Admittedly, the theft was committed by someone else but sold it to the scrap shop of the father of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35489 of 2012 (2) dt.19-09-2012 with Giriyak P.S. Case No. 138 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar 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.