Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24174 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Barmeshwar Jaiswal 2. Umesh Jaiswal. 3. Papa Jaiswal @ Rameshwar Nath Jaiswal. 4. Suresh Jaiswal. 5. Rajesh Jaiswal. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that when the informant demanded loan advance of Rs. 25,000/- he was abused by calling caste named and also assaulted by fists and slaps. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that in the background of some land dispute, the accusation has been levelled. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24174 of 2012 (2) dt.19-07-2012 2/2 thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Buxar (T) P.S. Case No. 132 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.