Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36479 of 2011 ====================================================== Awadhesh Singh, Son of late Ratan Singh. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 9 dated 10/12/2010. During course of the day learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in paragraph – 1 of the application regarding penal section. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . In this case, instituted relating to loot of grains from a truck, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation as the person purchasing grains. Submission is that petitioner being bona fide purchaser and there is nothing in the investigation to show that he had any knowledge of the grains being stolen or looted articles. Further, petitioner has no criminal antecedent. If, it is so, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36479 of 2011 (3) dt.09-02-2012 2 / 2 2 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad, in connection with Barun P.S. Case No. 156 of 2010, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case, whichever is earlier and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 395

Statute Text:
Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code. Dacoity. Whoever commits dacoity shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.