Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42383 of 2011 ====================================================== Santosh Ram, S/o Babu Lal Ram, resident of Village- Juniyar, P.S.- Hilsa, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gopal Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 3 09-02-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No.123 of 2011 (G.R. No.1380 of 2011) for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Allegation made in the FIR is that while the night- guard on duty of a mobile tower belonging to a mobile company slept, a theft of 200 litres of diesel and 48 batteries was committed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been arrested by his mere antecedents and in absence of any recovery. It is submitted that in these circumstances the petitioner is in custody since 10.08.2011. Considering the submission of learned counsel, let the petitioner, namely, Santosh Ram be released on bail on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42383 of 2011 (3) dt.09-02-2012 2 furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No.123 of 2011 corresponding to G.R. No.1380 of 2011. SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.