Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17066 of 2012 (3) dt.03-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17066 of 2012 ====================================================== Chhotu Paswan @ Kalua @ Kailu Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 03.07.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 23.2.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Petitioner is not named in the first information report but in course of investigation on the basis of confessional statement of co- accused Ajit Kumar Yadav one stolen fan was recovered from the house of the petitioner. Submission on behalf of the petitioner is that seized fan has not been put on test identification parade and moreover, petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Chhotu Paswan @ Kalua @ Kailu Paswan, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in Katihar Sahayak P.S. Case no. 116/2012. Shahid (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.