Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24019 of 2012 (2) dt.13-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24019 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sheshnath Chaudhary @ Sheshnath Sahani S/O Late Sitaram Chaudhary @ Sitaram Sahani .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 13-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 30.04.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, no stolen property has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner and the name of the petitioner came in the confessional statement of co-accused, Ramesh Yadav who stated that he had purchased the seized motorcycle from the petitioner. Admittedly, the aforesaid co- accused Ramesh Yadav has already been granted privilege of bail by another Bench of this Court vide order dated 25.06.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 23160 of 2012. Although, petitioner carries some criminal antecedent which is evident from perusal of impugned order itself but considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24019 of 2012 (2) dt.13-07-2012 submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Bagaha P.S. Case No. 138 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.