Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17458 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Nasirul .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of attempting to establish forceful physical relationship with the informant when the petitioner was apprehended but he was rescued by his associates. It is submitted that for occurrence of 17.12.2011 at 7.30 P.M., F.I.R. was lodged on 18.12.2011 at 6.10 P.M. when the petitioner lodged a case on 17.12.2011 at 9.00 P.M. for the same occurrence levelling accusation under [STATUTE] . against eight accused persons who are witnesses in the present case have set the informant to lodge the present case when Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17458 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 2 / 2 2 there is no medical examination of the informant on record. It is further submitted that even assuming offence at best the case is made out under [STATUTE] . Considering delayed lodging of the F.I.R. and petitioner’s side lodged a case at earlier point of time, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Hayaghat P.S. Case No. 125 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Darbhanga, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.