Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34280 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Lal Mohan Jaiswal 2. Rahul Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 01-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of making attempt to strangulate the informant and his father for fulfilling the demand of extortion of Rs.5,000/-. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the occurrence of 12.07.2011 the complaint was filed on 15.07.2011 when the wife of petitioner no. 1 lodged a case against the complainant on 19.09.2010. It is orally submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34280 of 2012 (2) dt.01-10-2012 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve 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 learned SDJM, Bhagalpur in connection with Complaint Case No. C 1234 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.