Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19370 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Salim S/O Md. Ushman R/O Vill-Bagmali, P.S.-Hajipur Town, Distt-Vaishali .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 2. 30-05-2012. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 8 of 2012 dated 5.1.2012 registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] and Sections 25(1-B) a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the F.I.R. the petitioner is alleged to have been caught by the police with one loaded countrymade pistol and one live cartridge. The further allegation is that the petitioner along with another co-accused was planning to commit crime when they were caught. It is submitted that the petitioner has clean Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19370 of 2012 (2) dt.30-05-2012 2 antecedent and is in custody since 6.1.2012. Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced a web copy of order dated 27.4.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 14599 of 2012 by which a coordinate bench of this court has granted bail to the other co- accused, Rohit Sharma alias Mithu. Let the copy of the order be kept on record. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail submitting that the petitioner was caught with illegal arms and ammunition. Upon hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the abovenamed petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 8 of 2012. ahk/- (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, 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.