Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32809 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajit Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Idols of god were stolen away when the suspicion was raised against mechanics who were fixing the hand-pipe when Kanhai Paswan was apprehended who named this petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that a statement has been made in para 6 of the petition that the petitioner has inimical terms with Kanahai Paswan with regard to the land dispute and except the statement of Kanahai Paswan, nothing has been collected during investigation against the petitioner. A statement has been made in para 9 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32809 of 2012 (2) dt.10-09-2012 2/2 surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Tajpur (Waini) P.S. Case No. 67 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 380

Statute Text:
Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft in a building, tent or vessel. Whoever commits theft in any building, tent or vessel, which building, tent or vessel is used as a human dwelling, or used for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.