Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA (Against the judgment dated 12.08.2009, passed by Additional Sessions Judge-III, Patna, in Sessions Trial No. 613 of 2002, arising out of Gardanibagh (Shastri Nagar) P.S. Case No. 336/98) Criminal Appeal (DB) No.878 of 2009 =================================================== Rajan Tiwari S/O Vishwajeevan Tripathy, resident of Village- Sohgaura, P.S.- Gagaha, Town and District- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through C.B.I. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 874 of 2009 ================================================== Vijay Kumar Shukla @ Munna Shukla, son of Late Ramdas Shukla, resident of Village- Khanjahachak, P.S.- Lalganj, District- Vaishali .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through C.B.I. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 865 of 2009 ================================================== Mantu Tiwari, son of Paras Nath Tiwari, resident of Village- Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 2 Kudarkat, Police Station- Chhauradano, District- East Champaran at Motihari. .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 859 of 2009 =================================================== Lallan Singh, son of Ram Balak Singh, resident of Village- Shankarwar Tola, Mokama, P.S.- Mokama, District- Patna. .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through the C.B.I.. .... .... Respondents with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 898 of 2009 ================================================== Captan Sunil Singh, son of Ram Bilash Singh, resident of Mohalla- Chandmari Road, P.S. Kankarbagh, District- Patna .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through the C.B.I .... .... Respondent with Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 3 Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 871 of 2009 ================================================== Ram Niranjan Choudhary, son of Rajendra Choudhary, resident of Village- Bhagwanpur, P.S- Bhagwanpur, Distt- Begusarai .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through C.B.I. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 825 of 2009 ================================================== Suraj Bhan Singh @ Suraj Singh @ Surja, son of Late Ram Nandan Singh, resident of Village- Shankarwar Tola, Mokama, P.S.- Mokama, District- Patna. .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through the C.B.I.. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 899 of 2009 ================================================= Mukesh Singh, son of Laddu Singh, resident of Village- Shankarwar Tola, Mokama, P.S.-Mokama, District- Patna .... .... Appellant Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 4 Versus The State of Bihar through the C.B.I. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 778 of 2009 ================================================== Shashi Kumar Rai, son of late Suraj Rai, resident of Village- Sadhadambar, P.S. Motipur, District- Muzaffarpur at present resident of 11- Birchand Patel Marg, P.S. Kotwali, District- Patna. .... .... Appellants Versus The State of Bihar through C.B.I. .... .... Respondent =========================================================== Appearance : (In CR. APP (DB) No. 878 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Surendra Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Dr.Abhishek Priyadarshi, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 874 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate. Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 865 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. K.P. Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Ram Binay Singh, Advocate. Ms. Jyotsana Kumari, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 859 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Akhileshwar Prasad Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 898 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 5 (In CR. APP (DB) No. 871 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Rai, Advocate (In CR. APP (DB) No. 825 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Surendra Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 899 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Akhileshwar Prasad Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 778 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Md. Sufiyan, Advocate. =================================================== For the C.B.I. in all the appeals : Mr. Sidharth Luthra, ASG, Sr. Advocate. Mr. Bipin Kumar Sinha, Standing Counsel, C.B.I. Ms. Supriya Juneja, Advocate. Mr. Sunil Kumar Ravi, Advocate. Mr. Shashi Shankar Kumar Prasad, Advocate. ========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE I. A. ANSARI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA C.A.V. JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA) Date: 24-07-2014 V.N.Sinha,J. These nine appeals have been preferred against the judgment dated 12.08.2009, passed by Additional Sessions Judge-III, Patna, in Sessions Trial Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 6 No. 613 of 2002, arising out of Gardanibagh (Shastri Nagar) P.S. Case No. 336/98, whereunder the nine accused, put on trial, have been convicted for different offences. Accused No. 1, Suraj Bhan Singh @ Suraj Singh @ Suraja, Appellant in Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No.825 of 2009 has been convicted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life as also to pay a fine of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand). Accused No. 2, Mukesh Singh, Appellant in Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 899 of 2009 has been convicted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life, Rigorous Imprisonment for seven years with further direction to pay fine of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each under [STATUTE] . For conviction under Section 333/34 he ha

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.