Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20486 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajo Mahto @ Raju Mahto, Son of Ratan Mahto. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 17-10-2012 Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner during the course of the day. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] , is one of the named accused in this case on being apprehended during police raid under suspicious circumstances with four cellular phones besides other articles. Submission is of false implication on mere suspicion and there is no other claimant of the properties seized than the petitioner, who has already made such claim and matter is pending release before the court below. Further, the petitioner carries no other criminal antecedent except one earlier case, wherein, he has already been acquitted, but on being apprehended in the present case, he has been remanded in another case. If it is so, subject to finding the claim of release as mentioned above genuine, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20486 of 2012 (4) dt.17-10-2012 2 the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate Rail, Barauni at Begusarai in connection with Barauni Rail P.S. Case No. 02 of 2012, subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.