Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44188 of 2011 Vishnukant Jha Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 02/ 05.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being husband of the informant is languishing in jail custody since 20.7.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 3/ 4 of the D.P. Act. According to the prosecution case itself, marriage of the informant took place with the petitioner in the year 1999 whereas the present case was lodged in the year 2011 i.e. after 11 years of marriage It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that, as a matter of fact, petitioner had solemnized his love marriage with one Sujata Devi in the year 1998 but later on, petitioner was pressurized by his parents and his marriage was forcibly solemnized with the informant of the present case. It is further contended by him that in spite of above stated forcible marriage, petitioner used to behave with his second wife properly and it is the second wife of the petitioner who has created problem in the family of the petitioner. It is further contended by him that moreover, petitioner has suffered a lot by remaining in jail custody for near about five months. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Vishnukant Jha, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two - 2 - sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Benipur, Darbhanga in Bahera P.S. Case no. 155/2011. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.