Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42859 of 2012 ====================================================== Vijay Kumar Sah S/O Muneshwar Sah R/O Vill- Dumri, P.S- National Highway (Bangra), Distt- Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of consumption of electricity energy unauthorizedly when loss has been calculated to the tune of Rs. 2,41,242/-. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner applied for electric connection when required fee was also deposited but electric meter was not installed and the Electric Superintending Engineer vide his Memo No. 2869 darted 14.08.2012 found the contentions of the petitioner true and the petitioner also doubted the quantum of calculation of loss. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42859 of 2012 (2) dt.14-12-2012 2 / 2 2 In the circumstances, petitioner undertakes to deposit Rs. 25,000/- before the authority which will be result of proceeding. On deposit of the aforesaid amount, let the petitioner, 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 National Highway Bangra P.S. Case No. 11 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Samastipur, 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.