Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25729 of 2011 (4) dt.18-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25729 of 2011 ====================================================== Paras Yadav, S/O-Raghunath Yadav .... .... 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) 4 18-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 19.01.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, neither petitioner was caught at the spot nor anything was recovered from his conscious possession and the name of this petitioner came in confessional statements of co-accused persons who were arrested at the spot. The learned trial court has reported that out of ten prosecution witnesses, up-till-now four prosecution witnesses have been examined. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25729 of 2011 (4) dt.18-01-2012 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 learned Sessions Judge, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 38 of 2010 subject to condition that one of the sureties must be family member of the petitioner. 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.