Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19232 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Lakshmi Narayan Prasad @ Laxmi Narayan Singh son of Late Shivjee Pd. 2. Ram Narayan Prasad @ Ram Narayan Singh son of Sita Ram Prasad 3. Dhananjay Kumar Prasad @ Dhananjay Kr. Kushwaha Son of Dinanath Prasad. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is specifically alleged against Deo Narayan Prasad that he gave bhojali blow on the head of the informant. It is alleged against the petitioners that they also assaulted the informant with the butt of the country made pistol and lathi. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the only injury caused by Deo Narayan Prasad has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19232 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 2 / 2 2 been found on the body of the informant. Considering the fact that accused Deo Narayan Prasad has been granted regular bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 37727 of 2011, this Court sees no reason why learned court below shall not grant regular bail to the petitioners if they surrender in the court below, i.e., the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra, Saran, within a period of six weeks. It is expected that the court below will consider and dispose of the bail application of the petitioners on the same day. Accordingly, the application stands disposed off. sudip/- (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.