Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27344 of 2012 (2) dt.31-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27344 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rahul Kumar Singh S/O Sri Harendra Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 31-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 29.04.2012 in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] and later on, [STATUTE] was also added. Petitioner is not named in the first information report but it appears from perusal of the impugned order that during course of investigation, petitioner was caught and stolen mobile was recovered from his possession and he confessed his guilt. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that petitioner is student and as a matter of fact, he was residing in a lodge in which one Kundan Kumar was also residing and the sister of Kundan Kumar asked the petitioner to hand over the aforesaid mobile to Kundan Kumar who was arrested by the police at Chapra Railway Station and when petitioner went there to hand Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27344 of 2012 (2) dt.31-07-2012 over the seized mobile to above stated Kundan Kumar, the petitioner was too arrested by the police. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, particularly keeping in mind that petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Railway Judicial Magistrate, Sonepur in connection with Chapra Rail P.S. Case No. 22 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 392

Statute Text:
Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code. Robbery. Whoever commits robbery shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the robbery be committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise, the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.