Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23853 of 2012 (2) dt.17-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23853 of 2012 ====================================================== Bijay Prasad @ Bijay Kumar Biklang .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 47(a) of the Excise Act. It is alleged that 220 liters spirit in 11 drums were recovered from a truck. The driver of the truck confessed that on the direction of accused Hazari Prasad alias Hazari Singh he was carrying the spirit for being unloaded at the place of this petitioner. It is submitted that the recovery is not from the petitioner and statement has been made in the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23853 of 2012 (2) dt.17-07-2012 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari (East Champaran) in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 240 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.