Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10891 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Brahamdeo Mahto 2. Manoj Kumar 3. Binod Kumar @ Pappu 4. Mithilesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 05-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case alleging for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act but cognizance has been taken only under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. It is alleged against the petitioners that in spite of the going to the complainant’s house for the marriage purpose the marriage was not performed. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners’ side lodged a complaint alleging assault and snatching of the articles on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10891 of 2012 (2) dt.05-04-2012 2/2 20.05.2009 when the present case was lodged on 27.05.2009. Considering the earlier lodging of the case by the petitioners’ side, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, 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 Magistrate, Nawadah in connection with Complaint Case No. 587 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.