Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44705 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44705 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Jumman S/O Late Abu Nasar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Supplementary affidavit is filed on behalf of the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] , 3, 4, 5 of Explosive Substance Act, Section 40 of B.M.M.C. Rule, 1972, Section 8 of Bihar Mineral Illegal Mining Transportation Storage Prevention Act, 2003, Section 4 of Prevention of Damage of Public Properties Act, 1984 and Section 15 of Environment Act on the charges that having heard the sound of explosion when informant and other officials reached near the place of occurrence and one tractor was being taken by the officials, petitioner and other accused attacked on the officials and assaulted them. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44705 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 petitioner does not have any concern with the seized tractor nor the mining and moreover, injured persons of this case have received simple injury which is evident from injury reports of injured persons of this case and apart from this general allegation of assault has been levelled against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 386 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (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.