Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18230 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Sayed Ali @ Fatik .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of recovery of stolen Ambassador Car with iron cutter, iron blade and one Nokia Mobile. It is submitted that the car has been transferred to the petitioner by its original owner who has admitted the said fact that the vehicle is still registered in the name of petitioner and in Chanchal P.S. Case No. 169 of 2011 for the theft of alleged car has been registered at the behest of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18230 of 2012 (2) dt.15-05-2012 2 / 2 2 court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Barsoi P.S. Case No. 46 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Katihar, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bond of the petitioner will be provisionally accepted which will be finally accepted on verification of the fact from the local transport authority that the vehicle in question is registered in the name of petitioner. U.K./- (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.