Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10401 of 2012 ====================================================== Siya Prasad Mahto @ Siya Pd. Mahto & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x) of S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities Act). The accusations are of making assault and abusing by calling caste name. It is submitted that only specific accusation of assault is against petitioner no.1 Siya Prasad Mahto @ Siya Pd. Mahto when injuries have been found to be simple and there was land dispute from before between the parties. Moreover, place of occurrence can not be treated to be the place of public view. Considering the nature of accusation in the background of land dispute and nature of injuries, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10401 of 2012 (2) dt.02-04-2012 2 / 2 2 let the petitioners, Siya Prasad Mahto @ Siya Pd. Mahto, Abadhesh Mahto, Dhunmun Mahto, Manoj Mahto and Urmila Devi, 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 G.R. No. 477 of 2011 arising out of Basnahi P.S. Case No. 09 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. Saharsa, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 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.