Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10178 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Krishna Singh 2. Nago Singh 3. Yantri Singh 4. Rabindra Singh @ Rabo Singh 5. Bipin Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 30-03-2012 Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to make correction the name of the petitioners. Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3 (1) (x) (xi) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusations are of making assault, committing theft, demanding extortion and abusing by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the occurrence of 04.07.2010 the FIR Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10178 of 2012 (2) dt.30-03-2012 2/2 was lodged on 16.07.2010, hence, delayed lodging of the FIR clouds the bonafide of the accusation. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Munger SC/ST P.S. Case No. 72 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.