Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10142 of 2012 (4) dt.28-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10142 of 2012 ====================================================== Bidya Nand Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.12468 of 2012 ====================================================== Lallan Kumar Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 04/ 28.06.2012 Both the above stated petitions arise out of Bahera P.S. Case no. 250/2011 registered under [STATUTE] and, accordingly, both the above stated petitions are being disposed off by this common order. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw Cr. Misc.no.10142/2012. Permission is accorded and accordingly, Cr. Misc.no.10142/2012 stands dismissed as being infructous. Learned counsel for the petitioner in Cr. Misc.no.12468/2012 submits that after three months of the alleged occurrence, petitioner was identified by son of the informant but, as a matter of fact, the petitioner used to visit his sister’ house which is situated in the village of the aforesaid witness and on account of previous dispute, the aforesaid witness identified the petitioner. It is further submitted that petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10142 of 2012 (4) dt.28-06-2012 and nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Considering the above stated facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let, petitioner, Lallan Kumar Paswan, 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Benipur in Bahera P.S. Case no. 250/2011. 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.