Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25482 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jay Narayan Bhagat @ Jai Narain Bhagat, Son of Shri Mahendra Bhagat, resident of Village- Majhaulia, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur. 2. Rajesh Kumar, Son of Late Gagandeo Rai, resident of Village- Durarbanna, P.S. Minapur, District-Muzaffarpur. 3. Raghunath Sah, Son of Late Ram Chandra Sah, resident of Village- Majhaulia, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur. 4. Ramu Prasad, Son of Shri Siya Sharan Prasad, resident of Village- Hazaratpur, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioner nos.1 and 2 being the driver and owner of one of the tractors and 3 being the owner of the Tailor and 4 being the purchaser of the wooden logs are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 33 of the Forest Act. Some wooden logs of Semal tree were seized from three tractors. It is submitted that wooden logs of Semal tree were purchased by petitioner no. 4 from one Maheshwar Prasad and for Semal tree there is no Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25482 of 2012 (2) dt.25-07-2012 2 / 2 2 permission from the Forest Officer is required. Considering the nature of accusation and recovery, 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 Hathauri P.S. Case No. 20 of 2011 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. Muzaffarpur, 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.