Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41050 of 2012 (2) dt.10-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41050 of 2012 ====================================================== Ashok Paswan, S/o Karmu Paswan .... .... 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 VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 2. 10.10.2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is in custody since 28.05.2012 in connection with alleged offence under [STATUTE] . registered in connection with Ekangarsarai P.S. Case No. 15 of 2012. 3. The allegation relates to theft of a black colour statue of Lord Vishnu usually kept in the open place of temple. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has falsely been implicated in this case and no recovery has been made from his conscious possession rather the statue was found in an open field and the petitioner’s name appears upon the confessional statement of co- accused Yadu Nandan Yadav, who has already been granted bail in Cr.Misc. No. 25730 of 2012 by order dated 20.07.2012. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41050 of 2012 (2) dt.10-10-2012 5. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa (Nalanda) in connection with Ekangarsarai P.S. Case No. 15 of 2012 on the following conditions- (i) That the petitioner will not indulge himself in any similar or other offence. (ii) One of the bailors must be a close relative of the petitioner. (iii) The petitioner will be well represented on each and every date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail bond will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned. Fahad. (Vikash Jain, 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.