Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16867 of 2012 ====================================================== Prem Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Two persons were arrested when a stolen bolero vehicle was seized. The apprehended accused named this petitioner to be the member of the gang who used to commit theft. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that except the confession statement of the co-accused, there is nothing against the petitioner and nothing has been recovered from the petitioner and earlier also the petitioner was implicated by the police on the confession statement of the co-accused and apart from that the petitioner is not involved in any other case. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16867 of 2012 (2) dt.08-05-2012 2/2 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Basantpur P.S. Case No. 192 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be cancelled by the learned court below if the petitioner gets involved in similar nature of offence or if he defaults for three consecutive occaions. Amrendra/- (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.