Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22608 of 2012 ====================================================== Parwez Khan & Anr. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-06-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section 11(A)(i)(ii)(K) of the Animal Cruelty Act. A truck loaded with ten oxen was seized when two persons were apprehended. The apprehended accused suggested that it was the petitioners who loaded animals in the truck. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that apprehended accused Md. Ehasan has claimed the oxen, whereas petitioner No. 1 is the owner of the truck and petitioner No. 2 loaded the animals in the truck. It is further submitted that it is not alleged that animals are stolen nor any cruelty to the animals has been alleged and petitioners have never been involved in similar nature of offence. Considering the same, let the petitioners namely Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22608 of 2012 (2) dt.27-06-2012 2 / 2 2 1. Parwez Khan 2. Mehandi Mian, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Nautan(Jagdishpur) P.S. Case No. 88 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.