Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18185 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rajesh Sahani. 2. Dinesh Sahni. 3. Mithalesh Sahni. 4. Kamlesh Sahni. All sons of Lal Bachchan Sahni. 5. Jhingan Sahni, Son of Jagranath Sahni. All are residents of Village- Tara Jiwar, P.S. Hathauri, District- Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The specific accusation against petitioner no.3 is to have assaulted with farsa on the hand. The injury on the hand has been found to be grieveous. Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner no.3. Accordingly, his application is disposed off. Let the learned court below consider prayer for regular bail of petitioner no.3 keeping in view that there is counter version of occurrence also and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18185 of 2012 (2) dt.15-05-2012 2 / 2 2 there is no accusation of repetition of blow. So far as petitioner nos. 1,2, and 4 are concerned, there is no specific accusation of assault against them whereas petitioner no. 5 assaulted with sickle and injury has been found to be simple. Considering the fact that there is counter version of occurrence also, let petitioner nos. 1,2,4 and 5, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Hathauri P.S. Case No. 47 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Muzaffarpur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.