Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39334 of 2011 (3) dt.19-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39334 of 2011 ====================================================== Amar Jyoti, S/O-Sharvan Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA) 3 19-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 10.08.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is a bona fide purchaser and he was not aware about this fact that the seized rice were stolen property. It would appear from perusal of the first information report that co-accused persons were caught by the police and on the basis of their disclosure, the godown of this petitioner was raided and 200 bags of rice were recovered from his godown and the aforesaid rice are said to be stolen property of a case registered in Naugachia, district-Bhagalpur. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39334 of 2011 (3) dt.19-01-2012 well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda, Biharsharif in connection with Giriyak P.S. Case No. 116 of 2011. SHAHZAD ANWER/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.