Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43375 of 2011 (3) dt.03-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43375 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Laxaman Yadav S/O Sukhi Yadav Village Purshotampur, P.S. Shahpur, District Bhojpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madanjeet Kumar, Advocate For the informant/s : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh For the State : Mr. Arvind Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN) 3 03-02-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the informant and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is in custody in connecting with Shahpur (Bahoranpur) P.S.Case No.20 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. Taking into consideration the allegation against this petitioner of firing at the brother of the informant hitting him on the chest leading to his death as also taking into consideration the post mortem report which attributes the death to fire arm injury, I am not inclined to consider the prayer of the petitioner and the same is refused. The application is dismissed. ahk/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.