Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27344 of 2012 (2) dt.31-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27344 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rahul Kumar Singh S/O Sri Harendra Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 31-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 29.04.2012 in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] and later on, [STATUTE] was also added. Petitioner is not named in the first information report but it appears from perusal of the impugned order that during course of investigation, petitioner was caught and stolen mobile was recovered from his possession and he confessed his guilt. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that petitioner is student and as a matter of fact, he was residing in a lodge in which one Kundan Kumar was also residing and the sister of Kundan Kumar asked the petitioner to hand over the aforesaid mobile to Kundan Kumar who was arrested by the police at Chapra Railway Station and when petitioner went there to hand Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27344 of 2012 (2) dt.31-07-2012 over the seized mobile to above stated Kundan Kumar, the petitioner was too arrested by the police. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, particularly keeping in mind that petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent, 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 Railway Judicial Magistrate, Sonepur in connection with Chapra Rail P.S. Case No. 22 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 411

Statute Text:
Section 411 of the Indian Penal Code. Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen. Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe the same 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.