Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2499 of 2012 1. Birja Singh, S/o Late Yaduwansh Singh. 2. Lulu Singh @ Yogendra Singh, S/o Shivnand Singh. 3. Nageshwar Singh, S/o Late Ambika Singh. 4. Umesh Singh, S/o Late Ambika Singh. All residents of Village- Balia, P.S. Amba, District- Aurangabad. ………..Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar………………………….Opposite Party. WITH Criminal Miscellaneous No.2507 of 2012 1. Sumit Singh @ Sumit Kumar Singh. 2. Amit Singh @ Amit Kumar Singh. Both S/o Umesh Singh. 3. Anant Singh @ Anant Kumar Singh,S/o Nageshwar Singh. 4. Baban Singh, S/o Late Ambika Singh. 5. Rahul Singh. 6. Sani Singh. Both S/o Lulu Singh @ Yogendra Singh. All residents of Village- Balia, P.S. Amba, District- Aurangabad. ……….Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar …………………………Opposite Party. ---------------------------------- 2. 18. 01. 2012. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Amba P.S. Case No. 33 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution case as alleged that 15 persons armed with fire arms chased the informant and entered into the house and fired the informant and while the 2 informant fall down then one accused Nageshwar Singh took out Rs. 50,000/- from the pocket of the informant and another accused Umesh Singh snatched his golden chain. However, had there been any intention to kill the informant as there is no intervening circumstance to the alleged theft. However, there is a case and counter case and both parties are descendant of common ancestor and they have entered into a compromise and compromise petition has also been filed in the lower court. Having regard to the fact and circumstance of the case, the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad, in connection with Amba P.S. Case No. 33 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. m.p. ( Gopal Prasad, 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.