Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18919 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Girish Yadav S/O Bauku Yadav R/O Village - Gangiya, P.S. Gangaur, District - Khagaria 2. Rabo Yadav S/O Bauku Yadav R/O Village - Gangiya, P.S. Gangaur, District - Khagaria 3. Sanjeev Yadav S/O Bauku Yadav R/O Village - Gangiya, P.S. Gangaur, District - Khagaria .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 02. 12-06-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Khagaria (Gangaur) P.S. Case No. 30 of 2012, G.R. No. 135 of 2012 registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners after some argument seeks permission to withdraw the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner nos. 1 and 2, namely, Girish Yadav and Rabo Yadav to enable the petitioners to move the court below for consideration of their prayer for regular bail. The prayer is allowed. The application insofar as the petitioner nos. 1 and 2, namely, Girish Yadav and Rabo Yadav is concerned, is dismissed Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18919 of 2012 (2) dt.12-06-2012 2 as withdrawn. The petitioners no. 1 and 2 may surrender before the court below and make prayer for regular bail and which may be considered and disposed of on its own merit by the court below without being prejudiced by the withdrawal of the present application. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners on the prayer for bail in respect of the petitioner no. 3, namely, Sanjeev Yadav. Regard being had to the allegations set out in the F.I.R. placed at Annexure-1 and considering that the charges has been made in a general and omnibus manner, let the petitioner Sanjeev Yadav in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks of receipt/production of a copy of the order be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Khagaria (Gangaur) P.S. Case No. 30 of 2012, G.R. No. 135 of 2012 subject to the stipulation set out under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. With the observation aforesaid, this application is allowed in part. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.