Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20471 of 2012 ====================================================== Jamir Akhtar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 22-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1) (x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that the petitioner’s son made an agreement with the informant to sell a vehicle for consideration of Rs.1,60,000/-. Out of which Rs.1,00,000/- was paid to the informant when the demand was made for rest of the amount the informant was being assaulted and abused by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that accusation arises out of contractual Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20471 of 2012 (2) dt.22-06-2012 2/2 relationship between the parties and the thrust of accusation is against the son of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, 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, Aurangabad in connection with Gaya SC/ST P.S. Case No. 03 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. 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.