Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4326 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Chandra Gandhi For the State : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh ===================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-02-2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 25.10.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Sections 20, 22, 23 of the N.D.P.S. Act. 150 Kgs. of Ganja was recovered from the vehicle when three persons were apprehended and on their confession the name of the petitioner sprang up. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on the alleged date of recovery the petitioner was in custody in Ara jail but during investigation it has come that that one of the apprehended accused is full brother of the petitioner who was carrying ganja at the behest of the petitioner. It is further submitted that petitioner was never involved in any other case under N.D.P.S. Act. Considering the fact that no recovery was made from Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4326 of 2012 (2) dt.14-02-2012 2 / 2 2 the petitioner, let the petitioner namely Manoj Rai, 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 learned Sessions Judge, Bettiah in connection with Inerwa P.S. Case No. 01 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.