Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30215 of 2012 (4) dt.20-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 30215 of 2012 ====================================================== Lalan Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 4 20-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] with regard to dacoity of idols of God but while lodging the First Information Report the idols were recovered. The petitioner has been identified by the informant in Test Identification Parade. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that identification of the petitioner in the night is not possible, hence, the identification is not reliable. The informant has stated that the accused persons tied his hands, legs and fled away. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30215 of 2012 (4) dt.20-09-2012 rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial. kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 412

Statute Text:
Section 412 of the Indian Penal Code. Dishonestly receiving stolen property, knowing that it was obtained by Dacoity. Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, the possession whereof he knows or has reason to believe to have been transferred by the commission of dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person, whom he knows or has reason to believe to belong or to have belonged to a gang of dacoits, property which he knows or has reason to believe to have been stolen, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.