Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18088 of 2012 (3) dt.09-07-2012 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18088 of 2012 ====================================================== Murari Das, son of Janki Das, resident of village Shivganj, P.S. Barachatti, district Gaya .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.18531 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Niru Yadav @ Salim Ji @ Upendra Ji S/O Late Lila Yadav Resident Of Village- Manjhi, Police Station- Baracghatti, Dist.- Gaya.... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 09-07-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] , 17 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19 and 20 of the Unlawful Law Assembly of Persons Act and 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substance Act. It is alleged that police on secret information that Maoist have stayed in the village to do some illegal act, raided the place along with the police party. The police arrested Niru Yadav and Murari Das along with one Bhola Yadav and Ganesh Yadav and it is stated that they are Area Commanders of the Moist Group. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that except confessional statement of the petitioners, nothing has been recovered from their possession and the only material against the petitioners is that some fire arms were recovered, which is the explosive substance. It has been submitted that the petitioner Murari Das has no criminal antecedent and petitioner Niru Yadav is indulged in one another case. Hence, 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 (rupees ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18088 of 2012 (3) dt.09-07-2012 2 thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Barachatty P.S. Case No. 418 of 2011 to the satisfaction of the Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati at Gaya. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.