Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24280 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Deep Verma, Son of Late Laldhari Verma. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 23-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] , is solitary named accused in this case with allegation of inflicting injury on the informant, a truck driver and taking away substantial amount with which he has already been apprehended. Submission is that trial has already been commenced, but progress is very much slow. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, prayer for regular bail of the above named petitioner, in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 183/2011 (G.R. No. 1167/2011), Trial No. 2855/2011, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Vaishali at Hazipur, is hereby, refused. Simultaneously, trial court is directed to proceed expeditiously with the trial and preferably dispose of the same within six months from the date of communication of this order. Let, this order be communicated to the court concerned through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.