Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40993 of 2011 ===================================================== Ranjit Sah, son of Sri Laxmi Sah alias Phudeni Sah, resident of village- Bishunpur Arara, P.S. Garaul, District-Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ===================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Veena Rani, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mrs. Bela Singh, Advocate. ===================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER -------------- 3 08-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Garaul P.S. Case No.127 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] besides Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner made submission that the marriage of the petitioner was forcibly performed with the complainant-informant, Priyanka Devi, after the kidnapping of the petitioner and the petitioner and the father of the petitioner, Laxmi Sah alias Phudeni Sah, has also filed a Divorce case detailing the aforesaid facts against the complainant-informant and others, which is pending in the court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40993 of 2011 (3) dt.08-10-2012 2 / 2 2 Vaishali, Hajipur, which would appear from Annexure-‘4’ to this application. From perusal of the complaint petition, which is the basis of the F.I.R., it appears that the petitioner is the husband of the complainant-informant, Priyanka Devi, against whom there is allegation of demanding dowry and torturing the complainant for non-fulfillment of the same. Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner stands rejected. However, the trial court will dispose of the regular bail application of the petitioner on its own merit without being prejudiced by the order of this Court in accordance with law. P.S./- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, 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.