Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1645 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kanhaiya Manjhi S/O Late Bishun Manjhi Resident Of Village- Tajpur Sristapur, Police Station- Janta Bazar, District- Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 31-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 21.09.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation of assault is against Ravindra Manjhi. It is alleged against the petitioner that he stopped informant by catching hold of the handle of the motorcycle and subsequently took away Rs.50,000/- and gold chain. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that since there was wage dispute with regard to the petitioner’s sons being employed by the informant he has been implicated in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1645 of 2012 (2) dt.31-01-2012 2/2 the case. Considering the fact that the assault is not alleged against the petitioner, let the petitioner namely Kanhaiya Manjhi, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 61 of 2011. 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.