Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38551 of 2011 ====================================================== Sanjeev Singh @ Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Son of Laxmeshwar Singh. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 21-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 100 dated 16/08/2011. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and 135, 136, 137 of the Electricity Act, is one of the named accused in this case with allegation of power theft for running of his flour mill. Submission is of false implication and running of flour mill through diesel motor which is found during place of occurrence inspection and no such electric motor, as alleged, was ever found or seized. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in connection with Bihra P.S. Case No. 102 of 2010, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38551 of 2011 (3) dt.21-02-2012 2 / 2 2 condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.