Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28009 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Shiv Murat Singh @ Shiv Murat Yadav 2. Ajay Singh @ Ajay Yadav 3. Golu @ Barister Singh @ Barister Yadav 4. Mintu @ Anil Singh @ Anil Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 14-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1) (iii) (x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is of making assault, committing theft and abusing by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that since the informant being the mansion was using poor quality materials in the road construction when protest was made by the petitioners rather against the contractor then the present case has been lodged by the informant at the behest of the contractor and for the occurrence of 23.02.2012 the FIR was lodged on 25.02.2012. It is further submitted that the accusation is not alleged to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28009 of 2012 (2) dt.14-08-2012 2/2 have been committed in public view. A statement has been made in para 2 of the supplementary affidavit that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Bhabua (SC/ST) P.S. Case No. 07 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.