Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No 8841 of 2012 ====================================================== Surendra Rai, son of late Lagan Rai, resident of village – Dhanauti, P S – Panapur, District – Saran at Chapra .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 20-06-2012 The petitioner is in custody in relation to Panapur Police Station Case No 59 of 2010 since 07.08.2010. His earlier bail application was rejected by this Court by order dated 10.02.2011 passed in Cr Misc No 4343 of 2011 with an observation that if the trial is not concluded within six months, petitioner would be entitled to renew his prayer for bail. Upon this, petition being filed making the prayer for bail once again, this Court called for a report from the trial Court as to the time required for finishing the trial. The trial Court has reported that nine witnesses have been examined and several others are yet to be examined for which steps are being taken. He has, accordingly, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8841 of 2012 (5) dt.20-06-2012 2 / 2 2 stated that no time can be framed to conclude the trial. It may be noted that for the present, petitioner is on remand in the Naxalbari Police Station Case No 36 of 2010 from this case. From the facts aforesaid, it would be seen that the petitioner is in custody in a case under [STATUTE] for almost two years now and there is no likelihood of the trial being concluded at an early date. Be that as it may, the petitioner abovenamed is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bonds of Rs 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in Trial No 2573 of 2011 arising out of Panapur Police Station Case No 59 of 2010. M.E.H./- (Navaniti Prasad Singh)

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.