Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39103 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Sunil Pandey, S/o Chalitar Pandey. 2. Kundan Pandey, S/o Ganesh Pandey. Both are residents of Village- Milki Chowk, P.S. - Bazar Samiti, District- Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 4 15-02-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioners are in custody in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No.75 of 2011 for an offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Allegation against unnamed accused is of committing theft of Rs.1,50,000/- from the bag of the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it is on the basis of a confessional statement of petitioner no.2 that petitioner no.1 was roped in the present case on the basis of a video footage of the close circuit T.V. camera fitted in the Bank. It is further submitted that the video footage does not show that either of the petitioners did commit the alleged act nor they have been put on T.I. parade for identification. Considering the circumstances and the submission of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39103 of 2011 (4) dt.15-02-2012 2 learned counsel, let the petitioners, namely, Sunil Pandey and Kundan Pandey be released on bail upon each of them furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No.75 of 2011. SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.