Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17858 of 2012 ====================================================== Mahfooz Khan .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 28-06-2012 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] . It is alleged that the petitioner was entrusted Rs.30,000/- being the driver of JCB vehicle of the informant to purchase some parts from market but he fled away with the money. It is submitted that since the petitioner left job of driver hence the informant lodged the present case against the petitioner. Considering the nature of accusation, 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 Mainatand P.S. Case No. 05 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17858 of 2012 (4) dt.28-06-2012 2 / 2 2 Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C. J. M. West Champaran, Bettiah, 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: 381

Statute Text:
Section 381 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master or employer. Whoever, being a clerk or servant, or being employed in the capacity of a clerk or servant, commits theft in respect of any property in the possession of his master or employer, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.