Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10733 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Laxuman Paswan 2. Pappu Paswan. 3. Pramod Paswan. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioners that he pressed the neck of the complainant and demanded Rs. 5,000/- as extortion and also snatched wrist watch and chain of the complainant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have never received any summons and prior to the lodging of the present complaint, the petitioners’ side lodged a case against the complainant. It is further submitted that from the accusation leveled in the complaint, no case under [STATUTE] is made out. Considering the nature of accusation, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10733 of 2012 (2) dt.03-04-2012 2/2 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 thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Muzaffarpur in connection with Complaint Case No. C-418 of 2007, 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.