Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40913 of 2012 ====================================================== Shesh Nath Prasad @ Shaish Nath Singh S/O Late Dharma Deo Prasad R/O Mohalla-Lah Bazar, P.S.-Chapra Town, Distt-Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of theft of electric wire worth Rs. 2,92,600/. The name of the petitioner sprang up on confession of Sharvan Manjhi when he confessed that he committed theft but sold the articles to the shop of petitioner. It is submitted that recovery is from Sharvan Manjhi and there is no recovery from the shop of petitioner. A statement has been made in paragraph no. 16 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40913 of 2012 (2) dt.26-11-2012 2 / 2 2 event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Daudpur P.S. Case No. 80 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Saran at Chapra, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.