Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31767 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramchandra Sao @ Ram Chandra Prasad .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. 100 bags of rice each contains 40-45 Kg. having stamped with F.C.I. were seized when the driver of the truck disclosed that the truck and rice belong to this petitioner. It is submitted that rice were purchased by the petitioner from the villagers and only on suspicion, accusation has been levelled. The statement has been made in paragraph no. 12 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31767 of 2012 (2) dt.06-09-2012 2 / 2 2 event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Deepnagar P.S. Case No. 116 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Nalanda at Bihar Sharif, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 413

Statute Text:
Section 413 of the Indian Penal Code. Habitually dealing in stolen property. Whoever habitually receives or deals in property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.