Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25926 of 2012 (2) dt.23-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25926 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Binod Sah S/O Amilal Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.26207 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nathuni Das S/O Dayanand Das .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.26871 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Manzoor @ Manzoor @ Md. Manzoor Alam, S/O-Md. Fagu @ Fagu .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 23-07-2012 All the above stated petitions arise out of Palasi P.S. Case No. 26 of 2012 registered under [STATUTE] and accordingly, all the above stated petitions are being disposed of by this common order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. It would appear from perusal of the first information Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25926 of 2012 (2) dt.23-07-2012 report that one Abdul Salam was caught by the informant and other police officials with stolen motorcycle and he made his statement before the police and on the basis of aforesaid statement, petitioners in Cr. Misc. Nos. 26207 of 2012 and 25926 of 2012 were arrested and allegedly, one stolen motorcycle was recovered. So far as petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 26871 of 2012 is concerned, admittedly, nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that co- accused, Abdul Salam has already been granted privilege of bail and moreover, no case of theft in respect of seized motorcycle has been registered. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 26 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.