Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43069 of 2011 ====================================================== Randhir Kumar, Son of Shree Gyani Rai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 20-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 23 dated 09.06.2011. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , is solitary named accused in this case said to be driver of the informant’s vehicle and after return in late night just to arrive at his home, the petitioner with the permission of the owner-informant brought the vehicle at his home, but it was never returned. In the morning when search was made, petitioner allegedly said that the said vehicle was stolen. Submission is of false implication since he was persuading to get his dues against the remuneration worth more than Rs. 10,000/- for which he has also filed a complaint. The investigation of this case is still going on and the vehicle is yet to be traced out. Further, it is also submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. If, it is so, till conclusion of the investigation/submission of charge-sheet, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43069 of 2011 (3) dt.20-03-2012 2 / 2 2 the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Nayagaon P.S. Case No. 18 of 2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till conclusion of the investigation/submission of charge-sheet and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.