Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38438 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sanjiv Mandal 2. Shivcharan Mandal 3. Bindeshwar Mandal 4. Domni Devi 5. Gauri Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 16-10-2012 The application with regard to petitioner No. 3 namely Bindeshwar Mandal has already been disposed off vide order dated 03.10.2012. The rest of the petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section ¾ of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act. It is alleged that informant was dragged to the Sarpanch and was addressed as witch since petitioners’ she buffalo was suffering from some illness. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that only one injury, simple in nature was found by the doctor. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38438 of 2012 (3) dt.16-10-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the nature of accusation, let the petitioners above named, except petitioner No. 3, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in connection with Marauna P.S. Case No. 79 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.