Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25419 of 2012 (2) dt.25-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25419 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Rai @ Rajesh Ray & Anr. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-07-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that informant was out of village for five to six days and when she returned, she found the household articles missing when it was suspected that petitioners in connivance with the Chaukidar committed theft. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that on mere suspicion the accusation has been levelled. A supplementary affidavit has been filed to the effect that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners namely 1. Rajesh Kumar Rai @ Rajesh Ray 2. Surendra Rai @ Surendar Ray, 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25419 of 2012 (2) dt.25-07-2012 Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Aurai P.S. Case No. 116 of 2010. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 380

Statute Text:
Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft in a building, tent or vessel. Whoever commits theft in any building, tent or vessel, which building, tent or vessel is used as a human dwelling, or used for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.