Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13083 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Pintu Yadav, Son of Late Shankar Yadav. 2.Chhotu Ram, Son of Late Kailash Ram. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.14270 of 2012 ====================================================== Jufikar Ali @ Jufikar Ali Haidar, Son of Maqsood Alam @ Mawsood Qurasi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.14273 of 2012 ====================================================== Afzal Imam, Son of Maqsood Alam @ Maqsood Qurasi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 06-04-2012 Since all these three applications arising out of one case are taken up together and being disposed of by this composite order. During the course of the day, learned counsel for the petitioners of Cr. Misc. No. 13083 of 2012 is permitted to make necessary correction in paragraph – 8 of the original application as regard to clear address of said owner of the vehicle. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13083 of 2012 (2) dt.06-04-2012 2 / 3 2 All the three petitioners seek bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] , who are languishing in custody. In this case, instituted against unknown after five days of the alleged commission of theft in a electric transformer by a villager roughly a month during investigation, some raid was conducted in the house of petitioner, namely, Jufikar Ali @ Jufikar Ali Haidar of Cr. Misc. No. 14270 of 2012, but from the shop nothing was recovered. However, one vehicle lying opposite to the shop from where some articles are recovered said to be useful in electric transformer etc. and said petitioner also made his confessional statement. Another petitioner, namely, Afzal Imam of Cr. Misc. No. 14273 of 2012 is said to be one of the signatory on the seizure list and the two petitioners of Cr. Misc. No. 13083 of 2012, namely, Pintu Yadav and Chhotu Ram are respectively driver and khalasi of the said vehicle and it is submitted on their behalf that at the instruction of the owner of the vehicle, namely, Mohan Sao of Baheliabigha, Thana – Tekari, District – Gaya (paragraph – 8 of the application), the said vehicle was kept there and they have no concern with any such article which are said to be recovered in their absence. Submission is of false implication, delayed institution of the case and none of the petitioners have any criminal antecedents since before institution of this case. If, it is so, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners above named are directed to be released Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13083 of 2012 (2) dt.06-04-2012 3 / 3 3 on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, in connection with Tekari P.S. Case No. 17 of 2012, subject to condition to attend the court regularly on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.