Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40910 of 2012 ====================================================== Raju Choudhary S/O Late Ram Chandra Choudhary R/O Vill/Mohalla- Meethapur, Near State Bank A.T.M.Meethapur, P.S.-Jakanpur, Distt-Patna. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 29-11-2012 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 accusations are of making assault, snatching Rs. 2200/- and key of the motorcycle of the informant. It is submitted that for wages dispute accusation of assault has been levelled when no substantial injury has been caused. A statement has been made in paragraph no. 8 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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.40910 of 2012 (2) dt.29-11-2012 2 / 2 2 court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Jakkanpur P.S. Case No. 140 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 C.J.M. Patna, 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.