Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14548 of 2012 (2) dt.20-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14548 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jumman@Md. Sheikh Jumman, 2. Md. Jaffar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== For the State : Mr. J.N. Thakur, APP ----- CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the constables of SSB stopped certain persons when taking food articles to Nepal and when they were protested, they snatched the arms of the informant. It is submitted that neither it is a fact that food articles were being carried nor those were alleged to have been carrying food grains, were identified. Certain people have been named including the petitioners. Statement has been made in the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14548 of 2012 (2) dt.20-04-2012 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Raxaul, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Raxaul P.S. Case No. 60 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.