Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40574 of 2012 ====================================================== Tarani Yadav @ Tarani @ Tarani Prasad Yadav .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the accused persons including the petitioner entered into the house of the complainant, robbed articles worth Rs. 10,000/- and put the house of the complainant on fire causing loss Rs. 15,000/-. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in the background of land dispute, accusation has been levelled and the petitioner was not sent up for trial but on protest cognizance has been taken on 17.11.2010 when there is counter version of occurrence also. A statement has been made in paragraph no.14 of the petition that the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40574 of 2012 (2) dt.21-11-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 Complaint Case No. 2809C of 2006 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. Ist Class, Araria, 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: 380

Statute Text:
Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft in a building, tent or vessel. Whoever commits theft in any building, tent or vessel, which building, tent or vessel is used as a human dwelling, or used for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.