Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19063 of 2012 (3) dt.20-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19063 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jay Prakash Yadav 2. Uday Yadav @ Uday Prakash Yadav 3. Bhikhar Yadav 4. Jadveer Yadav 5. Upendra Yadav 6. Babu Prasad Yadav 7. Satto Yadav 8. Dahoo Yadav 9. Jawahar Lal Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 20-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that Panchayat Mukhiya used to take work of contract labour from the informant and initially put fire in the straw of Kusumlal Raut and after making assault the jewellery and others articles were taken away. It is submitted that offence under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not made Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19063 of 2012 (3) dt.20-06-2012 out as there is no allegation that abuses were made by calling the caste name. More over, admittedly, the occurrence took place inside the house of the informant which cannot be treated as a place in public view and accusation of committing theft is the only non-bailable offence which is not specific against any of the accused persons. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Benipur in connection with Ghanshyampur P.S. Case No. 45 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.