Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13375 of 2012 (2) dt.30-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13375 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Parashuram Patel son of Daroga Patel, Village Karmawa, P.S.Sugauli, District East Champaran 2. Munna Mishra, son of Laxmi Kant Mishra, village Panan, Mahuawa, P.S.Kataiya, District Gopalganj. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. J.K.Singh No.1,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 2 30-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners are in custody since 04.01.2012 in connection with alleged offences registered under [STATUTE] , 42 of the Prisoners Act and 17 of C.L.A.Act in connection with Motihari (Town) P.S.Case No. 463 of 2011 pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari. 3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners even in the FIR there is no averment whatsoever that the mobile phone recovered from them was stolen and as such the offence under [STATUTE] is not made out. 4. Considering the above facts let the petitioners, Parashuram Patel and Munna Mishra 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in Motihari (Town) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13375 of 2012 (2) dt.30-03-2012 P.S. Case No. 463 of 2011. 5. As prayed, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make spelling correction in the address of the petitioner no. 2 with regard to village and Police Station. Chandran (Vikash Jain, 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.