Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5598 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kishun Chandra Prasad S/O Late Ganesh Prasad R/O Vill.- Rasulpur Chatto, P.S.- Rasulpur, Distt.- Chapra, Saran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.6725 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ashlam Ansari S/O Sher Mohamad Resident Of Village- Singahi, P.S.- Manjhi, Distt.- Saran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 29-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 7 of Essential Commodities Act. From the petitioner Kishun Chandra Prasad 45 bags of subsidized wheat and 55 bags of rice were seized. It is submitted by learned senior counsel Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5598 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 2/3 for the petitioners that the accusation is based on suspicion since the bags having stamps of F.C.I. and there was no accusation of selling the grains in the black market since the grains in question are free commodities. It is alleged against petitioner Ashlam Ansari that he is son of the PDS dealer and he alleged to have been carrying 12 bags of subsidized wheat from PDS shop of his father to the shop of Kishun Chandra Prasad, which was subsequently recovered from the godown of Kishun Chandra Prasad. Considering the aforesaid submissions and the quantity of recovery of the grains, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Rasulpur P.S. Case No. 103 of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5598 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 3/3 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.