Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14760 of 2012 ====================================================== Nageshwar Sharma .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Later on, [STATUTE] . were also added. For commission of theft of fans worth Rs. 30,00,000/- from Gammon India Pvt. Ltd., F.I.R. was lodged on 02.01.2009 against unknown. Petitioner was security officer of Barauni Thermal Power Station. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner retired on 31.01.2009 and recently on 20.08.2011 requisition for issuance of warrant of arrest has been filed by I.O. when investigation is still pending against the petitioner. Considering the fact that after more than Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14760 of 2012 (2) dt.23-04-2012 2 / 2 2 2 ½ years of institution of case, requisition for issuance of warrant of arrest has been filed in 2011, the petitioner was not named in the F.I.R. and he has retired from service, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Barauni (Chakiya) P.S. Case No. 01 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Begusarai, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.