Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30526 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Vivek Kumar S/O Ram Chandra Das Resident Of Village- Singhara Patti Bishanpur, P.S.- Dhamdaha, District- Purnea, At Present Gandhi Nagar, Madhubari, P.S.- K. Hat, District- Purnea 2. Kumar Purnanand Singh @ Kumar Purnanandan Singh @ Rana S/O Kumar Shayamanandan Singh Resident Of Village- Gandhi Nagar Madhubari, P.S.- K. Hat, District- Purnea .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 07-08-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] and 22(2) of the Cyber Crime Act. There is allegation that Rs.15,000/- has been withdrawn from the (ATM) Automated Teller Machine of Canara Bank. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners were just behind the informant and when the informant was operating ATM, the ATM got hanged and the amount (Rs.15,000/-) for which the informant entered his option was received by the petitioners and the petitioners were identified on the basis of footage of Close Circuit Camera and the petitioners admitted it. It has, further, been submitted that the petitioners were a victim of circumstance. It has been contended that in the accounts of the petitioners there are more money than Rs.15,000/-. It has, further, been contended that after getting the money the petitioners have filed compromise petition. The petitioners are in jail since 18.05.2012. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with K. Hat (Sahayak) P.S. Case No. 327 of 2012 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea, subject to the condition that the petitioners do not repeat the crime again. 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.