Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15920 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sakila Khatoon 2. Raushan Khan. 3. Chand Khan. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 03-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (I) (X) (II) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. When the objection was raised for throwing the flashes and bone of cow in front of the house of the informant, the informant was assaulted and abused by calling caste name and petitioners’ side also snatched earring of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the bona fide dispute, the accusation has been levelled and for the occurrence of 27.12.2011 the FIR was lodged on 09.01.2012. Considering the delayed lodging of the FIR which clouds the bona fide of the accusation, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15920 of 2012 (3) dt.03-05-2012 2/2 surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 SC/ST Hajipur P.S. Case No. 14 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 379

Statute Text:
Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft. Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.