Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38317 of 2011 ====================================================== Md. Azad, son of Md..Hajiv, R.O village- Sangrampur,Barimariya,Ps- Sangrampur,Distt.Motihari. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satish Chandra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN) 3 03-02-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Masaurhi P.S.Case No.281 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner, along with three others, was apprehended from a Toyota Innova vehicle allegedly stolen from Hauz Khas, at New Delhi. For the said theft, a case giving rise to Hauz Khas P.S.Case No.240 of 2011 was registered against unknown. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that apart from this case relating to the theft of Toyota Innova, the petitioner does not have any other criminal antecedent and for which he has remained in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38317 of 2011 (3) dt.03-02-2012 2 custody since 8.7.2011. Regard being had to the submissions of the learned counsel, let petitioner Md. Azad 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 the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Masaurhi, Patna in connection with Masaurhi P.S.Case No.281 of 2011, subject to the condition that the father of the petitioner shall stand as one of the bailors and who shall be under a duty to inform the court below in case this petitioner after his release in the present case is found involved in any further case of similar nature and whereupon the court concerned shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner and to take him into custody. ahk/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.