Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36728 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Ibrahim @ Md. Guddu S/O Md. Khalil R/O Vill-Bhorha, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur, Distt-Saharsa. 2. Md. Shamsher @ Shamsher S/O Late Md. Mahim R/O Vill-Bhorha, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur, Distt-Saharsa. 3. Md. Mansur S/O Late Kaila R/O Vill-Bhorha, P.S.-Bakhtiyarpur, Distt- Saharsa. 4. Md. Shahid @ Md. Shahid Alam S/O Late Samo R/O Vill-Bhorha, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur, Distt-Saharsa. 5. Md. Israr @ Israr Ahmad @ Md. Munna S/O Soyanmuddin R/O Vill- Bhorha, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur, Distt-Saharsa. 6. Md. Momin @ Md. Mobin S/O Late Halim R/O Vill-Bhorha, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur, Distt-Saharsa. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act). The accusations are of making assault, committing theft and abusing by calling caste name. It is submitted that offence under SC/ST Act has not been committed in public view and for occurrence of 05.02.2012, F.I.R. was registered on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36728 of 2012 (2) dt.26-09-2012 2 / 2 2 07.02.2012 when the petitioners’ side have also lodged the case against the informant on 06.02.2012 itself. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Saharsa SC/ST P.S. Case No. 03 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Saharsa, 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.