Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42244 of 2012 (2) dt.29-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42244 of 2012 ====================================================== Sujit Kumar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 29.11.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 14.9.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . According to the prosecution case itself, in the night of 26/27.8.2012, theft was committed for which Kajra P.S. case no. 26/2012 was registered against unknown person and furthermore, it is stated that on the alleged date of occurrence, the informant and other villagers intercepted pick up van from which the petitioner was arrested whereas some persons managed to escape from there and furthermore, some stolen pipes were recovered from the aforesaid pick up van but, admittedly, nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Sujit Kumar Yadav, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in Kajra P.S. Case no. 29/2012. Shahid (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.