Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11828 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Sadruzzaman@Md. Sadaruzzama@Babban .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 135 and 139 of the Electricity Act. The accusation is of unauthorized consumption of electric energy. The arrears of charges were Rs.78,000/- whereas the loss caused was calculated as Rs.86000/-. The petitioner undertakes to deposit the loss amount of Rs.86000/- within a period of six months. Considering the aforesaid stand, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of 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 SDJM, Biraul, Darbhanga in connection Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11828 of 2012 (2) dt.09-04-2012 2 / 2 2 with Biroul P.S. Case No. 333 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted provisionally till the deposit of aforesaid amount before the authorities. 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.