Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22302 of 2012 ====================================================== Sunil Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-07-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] ., 40 of the B.M.M.C. Rule, 1972 and Section 8 of the Bihar Mineral Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation & Storage Rule, 2003 and Section ¾ of the Explosive Substances Act. During the raid it was found that though petitioner’s lease for mining were expired in 2009 but fifteen labourors were conducting mining and eight tractors were parked at the mining site when on enquiry it was found that mining was being done at the behest of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that seizure list reflects only five Kg. of white material and other minor equipments for mining when no specific mining material was seized. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22302 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the nature of seizure, let the petitioner namely Sunil Yadav, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 103 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.