Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5489 of 2012 (2) dt.28-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5489 of 2012 ====================================================== Kanhaiya Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-02-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section 3(2)(A) of the Prevention of Damage of Public Property Act. It is alleged that 220 K.V.A. transmission line tower was pulled down when seven persons apprehended. It is alleged that name of the petitioner sprang up on the statement of one of the apprehended co-accused Naushad. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that apprehended accused have been granted bail. I see no reason by learned Court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 259 of 2010, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai. It is expected that bail application of the petitioner will be disposed off by learned Court below on the same day. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5489 of 2012 (2) dt.28-02-2012 With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through Fax to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. 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.