Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44194 of 2012 (2) dt.06-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44194 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Jarjis @ Md. Jagir, son of Late Md. Tahir, resident of Village- Chikni, P.S. Araria, District- Araria. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 06-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 89 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] and Section 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that one motorcycle has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and it is alleged that said motorcycle was recovered in a dacoit case. It is further alleged that after seen the police accused persons flee away from the said motorcycle. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and no arms have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Having regard to the facts and circumstance of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44194 of 2012 (2) dt.06-11-2012 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria, in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 89 of 2011, subject to condition that one of the bailors shall be near relative of the petitioner and he will an affidavit to this effect that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 212

Statute Text:
Section 212 of the Indian Penal Code. Harbouring an offender, If the offence be capital. Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbours or conceals a person whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the offender, with the intention of screening him from legal punishment; if a capital offence — shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment — and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, and not to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both. "Offence" in this section includes any act committed at any place out of India, which, if committed in India, would be punishable under any of the following sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449, 450, 457, 458, 459 and 460; and every such act shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in India.