Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16667 of 2012 ====================================================== Jitendra Thakur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand. The marriage was performed in the year 2004 when the divorce case was filed by the petitioner on 26.01.2010 and the present complaint was filed on 07.11.2010. In the circumstances, the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 500/- per month to the complainant from July, 2012 by depositing the same in the bank account of the complainant by second week of every month. Considering the stand of the petitioner and the fact that the petitioner has filed divorce case prior in time, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16667 of 2012 (2) dt.07-05-2012 2/2 arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Complaint Case No. 1733C of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petitioner will serve a copy of this order to the complainant within a period of three weeks when it is expected that the complainant will supply her bank account number to the petitioner by filing the same on affidavit before the learned court below within further period of three weeks. The aforesaid payment will be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial or maintenance proceeding. Three consecutive defaults in making payment by the petitioner will give liberty to the complainant to file an application for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (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.