Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22507 of 2012 (2) dt.22-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22507 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Birchand Patel S/O Nandh Patel @ Mahendra Patel .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 22-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 18.03.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent and as a matter of fact, he was caught on suspicion and brutally assaulted by the informant and his supporters. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, West Muzaffarpur in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No. 76 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.