Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36024 of 2012 ====================================================== Ranjeet Ram .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-09-2012 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] . An F.I.R. was lodged on recovery of dead body of the husband of the informant when it was suspected against the petitioner that since the petitioner dashed the father-in-law of the informant when Rs. 40,000/- was imposed against the petitioner out of which he only paid Rs. 20,000/-. It is submitted that there is no eye witness to the occurrence and only on suspicion accusation has been levelled. Considering the nature of accusation, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36024 of 2012 (2) dt.21-09-2012 2 / 2 2 court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Kuseshwar Asthan P.S. Case No. 120 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Benipur (Darbhanga), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted on affidavit being filed before the learned court below that the petitioner will co-operate in investigation and the said affidavit shall be transmitted by the learned court below to the concerned Investigating Officer of the present case. Non co-operation in investigation by the petitioner will give liberty to the prosecution to file an application for cancellation of bail of petitioner. 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.