Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6978 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Jamil @ Jamil S/O Late Chhutahru Resident Of Village- Dewaria Ghat Tola, P.S- Araria, District- Araria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case instituted under [STATUTE] and section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It is submitted that there is no allegation of recovery of any stolen article and as such no offence under [STATUTE] would be made out. Admittedly, the petitioner is said to be driver of the vehicle on which 68 bags of wheat is said to have found. The submission is that the wheat is neither controlled nor its movement is restricted or the price controlled under any order issued under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 either by the State Government or by the Central Government. considering the facts and circumstances of the case, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6978 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 2 the petitioner named above is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Araria P.S. Case No.604 of 2011 subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner, (ii) that the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority, (iii) that he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstance for remaining absent, he shall immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel and (iv) that liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this court. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.