Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35543 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35543 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Beyahut, S/o Prem Prakash Vyahut, R/o Mohalla- Shiv Bazar, P.S. Bhagwan Bazar, District- Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 20-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the informant as well as learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Buxar Rail P.S. Case No. 5 of 2012, registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that accused persons including this petitioner were offered tea and biscuit to the informant and his cousin brother and after taking tea and biscuit the informant and his cousin brother became unconscious then accused persons looted mobile and other articles. However, looted mobile was recovered from one Ashok Mahto and Ashok Mahto when apprehended confessed his guilt and he disclosed that he purchased A.T. Van tablet from the medical shop of the petitioner which was administered to the informant and his cousin brother. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of medical shop and he sold the said medicine without medical prescription and without verification. It is further Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35543 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 submitted that Ashok Mahto having similar allegation has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 31826 of 2012. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Railway Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, in connection with Buxar Rail P.S. Case No.5 of 2012, subject to condition that petitioner shall appear on person on each and every date fixed in this case and any absence shall be subject to satisfaction of the court below on reasonable ground. Further condition that any absence on two consecutive dates shall itself ground for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner by the trial court. 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.