Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16616 of 2012 ====================================================== Vishwanath Baitha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act. Five pieces of Sagwan logs and one piece of mango log were seized from the door of Mahesh Rai when it was claimed by this petitioner that he purchased the same and was taking it to saw mill with the permission of the Panchayat Mukhiya. A statement has been made that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the nature of recovery and the fact that the Panchayat Mukhiya has given the permission to the petitioner to carry the logs, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16616 of 2012 (2) dt.07-05-2012 2/2 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Bela P.S. Case No. 09 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.