Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1278 of 2012 ====================================================== Raju Qureshi S/O Late Late Zalaluddin Qureshi R/O Village - Ismailpur Padopala, P.S. Bhuli, Distt. - Dhanbad ( Jhd ) .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 27-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 21 & 22 of the NDPS Act. The accusation is of recovery of one stolen mobile and 15 ½ gms of Heroin. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the weight has been mentioned in the FIR on speculation. Statement has been made in paragraph 8 that the petitioner is languishing in custody since 19.2.2010 but still no witness has been examined, though charges have been framed a year back. It is orally submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1278 of 2012 (2) dt.27-01-2012 2/2 Considering the period under custody and quantity of recovery, let the petitioner namely Raju Qureshi, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sessions Judge, Gaya in connection with NDPS Case No. 02 of 2010 arising out of Gaya GRPS Case No. 35 of 2010. The court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner if he gets involved in similar nature of the offence. DKS/ (Dinesh 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.