Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16124 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar, Son of Chandeshwar Prasad. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 27-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . In this case, instituted against unknown, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation in the extra judicial confession of co-accused. Submission is that there is no recovery from the possession of the petitioner nor he was ever put on Test Identification Parade and even the said extra judicial confession of co-accused is also not leading to recovery. Further, petitioner has no criminal antecedent except one case under [STATUTE] , wherein, he is on bail. If, it is so, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa (Nalanda), in connection with Ekangarsarai P.S. Case No. 01 of 2012, subject to condition to attend the court regularly on each and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16124 of 2012 (2) dt.27-04-2012 2 / 2 2 every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.