Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36818 of 2012 (2) dt.27-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36818 of 2012 ====================================================== Binod Mistry .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . The accusation is that the accused persons including the petitioner entered into the house of the complainant when Ashok Kahar and Surendra Beldar committed rape and petitioner snatched golden locket and seventy thousand rupees. It is submitted that the accusation was found false and final form was submitted and on protest cognizance has been taken. Considering the fact that the FIR was lodged with inordinate delay and accusation was found false during investigation, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36818 of 2012 (2) dt.27-09-2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M., Ist Class, Hilsa (Nalanda) in connection with Complaint Case No. 966C of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 380

Statute Text:
Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft in a building, tent or vessel. Whoever commits theft in any building, tent or vessel, which building, tent or vessel is used as a human dwelling, or used for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.