Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12763 of 2012 (3) dt.27-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12763 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajendra Sahni .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.20000 of 2012 ====================================================== Jai Prakash Mukhiya .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER ----------- 03/ 27.06.2012 Both the above stated petitions arise out of Supaul P.S. Case no. 371/2011 registered under [STATUTE] and, accordingly, both the above stated petitions are being disposed off by this common order. Although petitioners are not named in the first information report but contents of the first information report show that one miscreant was caught at the spot with looted articles. Para 5 of the case diary reveals that petitioner in Cr. Misc. no. 12763/2012 was caught at the spot at the time of alleged occurrence and he was badly beaten by the people and later on, handed over to the police who got treated him in the hospital. So far as petitioner in Cr. Misc. no. 20000/2012 is concerned, his name has come in this case on suspicion and except suspicion, there appears to be nothing against him. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, prayer for bail of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12763 of 2012 (3) dt.27-06-2012 petitioner in Cr. Misc. no. 12763/2012, namely, Rajendra Sahani, is, hereby, rejected whereas petitioner in Cr. Misc. no. 20000/2012, namely, Jai Prakash Mukhiya, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in Supaul P.S. Case no. 371/2011. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.