Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40152 of 2012 (3) dt.03-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40152 of 2012 ====================================================== Bidyanath Mehta, S/O-Late Rashik Lal Mehta .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 03-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner has been made accused in Complaint Case No. 421 C of 2005 in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and 3(1) (11) (X1) of the S.C. S.T. Prevention of Atrocities Act. It appears from perusal of the impugned order that petitioner was declared absconder by the learned trial court on 06.08.2009 and after that he could be remanded in the present case on 04.05.2012 and since then he is in jail custody. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Saharsa in connection with Complaint Case No. 421 C of 2005 subject to condition that petitioner shall Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40152 of 2012 (3) dt.03-12-2012 attend the trial court on each and every date in person for the period of nine months or till disposal of his case whichever is earlier and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates without any genuine cause, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.