Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44579 of 2011 (3) dt.17-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44579 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Hari Shanker @ Adalat Paswan @ Harishankar Son Of Sri Shant Paswan @ Sant Bilas Paswan Resident Of Village - Tiyara, P.S. - Ramgarh, District – Kaimur .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 16-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under [STATUTE] and 135 and 138 of the Electricity Act. This is a case of theft of electricity and a loss to the Department to the tune of Rs.75,000/-. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one of the co-accused, having similar allegation, has been granted bail with condition of depositing Rs.35,000/- within six months. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender of the petitioner, he is directed to be released on interim bail for six months on his surrender, within four weeks, from the date of receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 47 of 2011 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhabhua (Kaimur) subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code and subject to the condition that the petitioner shall pay Rs.35,000/- of the alleged loss amount within a period of six months from the date of surrender, then, the interim bail shall be confirmed. However, the said Rs.35,000/- will be subject to the result of the case and in breach of the any condition the bail bond of the petitioner shall be cancelled by the Court below itself. SA/- (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.