Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21756 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajay Kumar Thakur, Son of Mahendra Thakur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.23788 of 2012 ====================================================== Awadhesh Kumar, Son of Badri Rai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 02-08-2012 Since both the applications arising out of one case are taken up together and being disposed of by this composite order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. Both the petitioners, who are languishing in custody, seek bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 30(iii) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, are named accused in this case on being apprehended during police raid conducted on some confidential information with one idol and, as stated, petitioners were indulged in purchase-sale of same at the dictates of non- petitioner, namely, Ajay Kumar Choudhary (co-named accused). Submission is of false implication and during entire investigation, there is nothing to show that the said idol was ante piece or even stolen one and charge-sheet in this case appears to be submitted against Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21756 of 2012 (3) dt.02-08-2012 2 the petitioners concluding the investigation without making any effort to locate or trace out non-petitioner. Further, none of these two petitioners have any criminal antecedents. If it is so, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners above named are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 102/2012, subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.