Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1803 of 2012 (2) dt.23-01-2012 1/2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1803 of 2012 ====================================================== Shankar Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 23-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . A supplementary affidavit has been filed that after three years of the lodging of the F.I.R., one of the co-accused named this petitioner that he bought the alleged motorcycle from the petitioner. Supplementary affidavit further stipulates that the investigation is still pending against the petitioner whereas other F.I.R. named accused persons have been charge sheeted and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1803 of 2012 (2) dt.23-01-2012 2/2 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 57 of 2006 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.