Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6606 of 2011 ====================================================== Kailash Pathak & Ors. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 3 24-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. In this case, petitioners are challenging the order of cognizance dated 20th August 2010 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in Simri P.S.Case No. 05 of 2010 whereby the court below has taken cognizance [STATUTE] t the wooden logs were recovered from the truck bearing Regd. No. BR-06G 3721 . Vide order dated 23rd April 2010, the logs were ordered to be released in favour of Kailash Pathak on furnishing indemnity bond of Rs.1,00,000/- (one lac). Learned counsel for the petitioners submitsthat as per the certificate of Mukhiya, he was allowed to cut the tree and, assuch, no case is made out against the petitioner. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6606 of 2011 (3) dt.24-04-2012 2 / 2 2 At this stage this Court will not see the evidence of petitioners. This petition is accordingly, dismissed. However, liberty is given to the petitioners to raise all the points at the time of framing of charge and the court below will pass reasoned order in accordance with law, without being prejudiced by this order. Jay/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.