Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6538 of 2012 ====================================================== Shesh Nath Bind .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of committing theft of electric energy and thereby causing loss of Rs.75000. The petitioner is ready to deposit Rs.35000 within a period of three months before the Electricity Department, which will be subject to the result of the case. Considering the aforesaid stand, let the above named petitioner 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Bhagwanpur (Belaon) P.S. Case Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6538 of 2012 (2) dt.06-03-2012 2 / 2 2 No.162 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Non deposit of the amount and non filing of the affidavit annexing therewith receipt of payment within the period specified above will give liberty to the learned court below to cancel the bail of the petitioner. 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.