Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8042 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kanti Devi W/O Late Biresh Manjhi Resident Of Village Jangaliya, Police Station Gopalganj, District Gopalganj. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of committing theft in the house of the informant. Name of the petitioner has surfaced on the confession of the co-accused. No recovery has been made from the petitioner. It appears that petitioner is involved in some other cases of similar nature but she has been granted bail in all those cases. This Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. It is accordingly rejected. Considering the nature of the accusation, this Court is of the opinion that it is a good case for consideration of regular Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8042 of 2012 (2) dt.19-03-2012 2 / 2 2 bail. Let petitioner surrender before the court below, i.e., C.J.M., Gopalganj, in connection with Gopalganj P.S. case no.317 of 2010 and pray for regular bail. C.J.M., Gopalganj, is expected to consider and dispose of the regular bail petition of the petitioner, if possible, on the same day. sudip/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 457

Statute Text:
Section 457 of the Indian Penal Code. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment. Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night in order to the committing of any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.