Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33511 of 2012 ====================================================== Nagendra Kumar Singh @ Nagendra Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State Mr. J.N. Thakur. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] ., Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, Sections 63/64 of the Copy Right Act and Sections 102, 108 of the Trade Marks Act. White powder in different bags and plastic wrappers with stamps of Shaktiman Phaphundi were recovered from the bolero vehicle when accusation of manufacturing and selling of duplicate pesticides also have been levelled. Petitioner is the owner of the bolero vehicle. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the vehicle in question is being hired as public carrier and petitioner had no information about the articles being carried Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33511 of 2012 (2) dt.05-09-2012 2 / 2 2 by the driver of the vehicle. A statement has been made in para 12 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Nagendra Kumar Singh @ Nagendra Kumar, in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhabhua, Kaimur in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 129 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.