Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7717 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ashok Bhagat @ Munna Bhagat. 2. Rupak Bhagat @ Rupak Ranjan. 3. Delip Bhagat @ Dilip Kumar. All sons of Kaleshwar Bhagat @ Kameshwar Bhagat. 4. Kaleshwar Bhagat @ Kameshwar Bhagat, Son of Late Ram Saran Bhagat. 5. Nandni Devi, wife of Kaleshwar Bhagat @ Kameshwar Bhagat. All residents of Village- Hathiaundha “ Badhaiya”, P.S.Behariganj, District- Madhepura. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioner no. 1 being the husband and petitioner nos. 2 to 5 being the family members of the husband are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Though earlier also with similar accusation, case was lodged which was ended in compromise but on instructions learned counsels for both sides submit that petitioner no.1 is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. The said offer is acceptable to informant and both sides agree to appear before the learned court below on 16.04.2012 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7717 of 2012 (2) dt.15-03-2012 2 / 2 2 when the petitioner no.1 will take the informant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. Considering the stand of the parties, let petitioner no.1 be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year and petitioner nos. 2 to 5 be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Behari Ganj P.S. Case No. 84 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Madhepura, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bond of petitioner no.1 will be confirmed by the learned court below on substantial restoration of matrimonial harmony within one year or the informant refuses to reside with petitioner no.1. U.K./- (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.