Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17251 of 2012 (2) dt.04-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17251 of 2012 ====================================================== Ganesh Mandal, son of late Kishan Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 04-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who is in custody since 18.07.2011 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . In this case instituted against unknown. petitioner’s name emerged during investigation and it is said that one cellular phone was recovered from his possession being stolen article. Submission is of false implication without any material and even at no point of time either petitioner or the cellular phone belonging to him, was ever put on T.I.P. Further, he has no criminal antecedent. If, it is so, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17251 of 2012 (2) dt.04-05-2012 (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. – I, Bhagalpur, in connection with S.T. No. 162/2012 arising out of Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 163/2010, with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.