Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14255 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Pukar Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 05-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. This matter has been placed out of turn since the brother of the petitioner is getting marriage and a supplementary affidavit has been filed to that effect. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that one stolen solar plate was recovered from the house of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that the solar plate was purchased plate of the petitioner and original purchase document has been produced before the police and a statement has been made in para 9 that the petitioner has no criminal Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14255 of 2012 (2) dt.05-04-2012 2/2 antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve 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 learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Semra P.S. Case No. 100 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.