Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44869 of 2011 ====================================================== Bittu Sharma .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== 2 03-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and Section 33(I), 41 and 42 of the Indian Forest Act. The accusation is of committing theft of stones chips from the protected area under the Banabar Hill. It is submitted that there is general accusation against several persons and other similarly situated accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 27248 of 2011 and Cr. Misc. No. 29749 of 2011. 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 the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 402 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Amrendra Kumar/- (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.