Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23983 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Laltu Kumar. 2. Santu Kumar. Both Sons of Sri Arunanandan Yadav. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 19-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Both the petitioners, who are languishing in custody, seek bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 25(1- B)A, 26/35 of the Arms Act, are named accused in this case on being apprehended in connection with K.Hat P.S. Case No. 531/2011 during raid conducted by police on confidential information. Earlier, petitioner no. 1 was apprehended and on his extra judicial confession some other articles were recovered from different places, wherein, petitioner no. 2 was also apprehended but from his conscious possession nothing was recovered. Submission is of false implication and in K.Hat P.S. Case No. 531/2011, petitioner no. 1 has already been released on bail vide order dated 18.04.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 16011/2012 by another Bench of this Court and apart from the above, he carries no criminal antecedent and petitioner no. 2, as submitted, also carries no criminal antecedent. 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23983 of 2012 (2) dt.19-07-2012 2 / 2 2 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea, in connection with K.Hat P.S. Case No. 568/2012, 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.