Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28271 of 2012 ====================================================== Lalita Singh @ Lalit Prasad Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and 4/40 of the Bihar Mines and Minerals Act. One dumfer loaded with stone chips were seized when the driver managed to flee away. On the statement of others, it was suspected that stones chips belong to this petitioner. The dumfer was without having registration number. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that neither the dumfer belongs to this petitioner nor petitioner is concerned with the stone chips. A statement has been made in para 12 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28271 of 2012 (2) dt.09-08-2012 2 / 2 2 Lalita Singh @ Lalit Prasad Singh, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sheosagar(Baddi) P.S. Case No. 66 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.