Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.385 of 2012 Ashok Paswan, Son of Ratneshwar Paswan, resident of village – Gobbada, Police Station – Kharagpur, District – Munger. Versus The State of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02/ 05.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is said to be in custody in connection with a case registered under [STATUTE] , 4 of Prevention of Destruction of Public Property Act, 3/4 of Explosive Substance Act and 17 of Criminal Law Amendment Act. It is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from his possession. His name transpired in course of investigation on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused made before the police. Several other co-accused of the case, such as Geeta Devi @ Soni, Amir Bind, Shambhu Das, Deepak Das, Mukesh Bind @ Mukesh Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Nawal Kishore Mandal @ Nawal Mandal, Arjun Pardha @ Arjun Ray, Umesh Pandit, Pawandeo Tanti @ Pappu, Pappu Paswan @ Ramanand Bharti and Arvind Kumar Arya @ Arvind Das, who were arrested in the case, have already been granted bail by different order passed by this Court. The case of petitioner stands on identical footing to that of co-accused persons, who have already been granted bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the 2 case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger in connection with Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 93 of 2008. DKS/ (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 380

Statute Text:
Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft in a building, tent or vessel. Whoever commits theft in any building, tent or vessel, which building, tent or vessel is used as a human dwelling, or used for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.