Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26742 of 2012 (2) dt.09-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26742 of 2012 ====================================================== Umesh Giri, son of Shivpujan Giri .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S.K. Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 09-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who has been made an accused in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 16/2012 pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . In this case instituted against unknown relating to theft of motorcycle. Petitioner’s name appears emerging during investigation in extra judicial confession of co-accused leading to recovery of stolen bike from the house of petitioner. Submission is of false implication and no copy of seizure list was served upon him. Further, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26742 of 2012 (2) dt.09-08-2012 he carries no criminal antecedent. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present, prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, trial court is directed to proceed expeditiously and preferably conclude the trial within a year of his custody failing which petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer before the trial court where it may be considered on its own merit without being prejudice of instant refusal. Rajeev/- (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.