Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3474 of 2012 ====================================================== Umesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner is languishing in jail since 23.8.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner to have given a dagger blow on the abdomen of the informant and taken out rupees eight thousand five hundred. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the occurrence was of 10.9.2008 when the fardbeyan was recorded on 15.9.2008 and the FIR was registered on 1.10.2008. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that since the informant was seriously injured, hence, the fardbeyan was recorded after five days of the occurrence. It is further submitted on behalf of the petitioner that investigation is complete. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3474 of 2012 (2) dt.27-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the delayed lodging of the FIR and the fact that there is no repetition of the blow, let the above named petitioner 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 C.J.M. Sitamarhi in Sitamarhi P.S. Case no. 505 of 2008. Anil/- (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.