Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17377 of 2012 (3) dt.09-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17377 of 2012 ====================================================== Mantu Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 09.07.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. No doubt, petitioner carries criminal antecedent of several cases but he is in jail custody since 24.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 25(I-B)A, 26, 35 of the Arms Act on the charges that one country made loaded katta and one mobile set were recovered from his conscious possession when he along with others had assembled to make preparation for committing dacoity and moreover, having more or less similar allegation almost, all accused persons have already been granted privilege of bail by different orders of this court. Accordingly, petitioner, Mantu Kumar, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Sessions Judge FTC No. II, Rohtas at Sasaram in Sessions trial no. 537/2011 arising out of Surajpura P.S. Case no. 81/2011. shahid (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.